gongwa

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-gongwa (infinitive kugongwa)

1. Passive form of -gonga

Conjugation

Conjugation of -gongwa
Positive present -nagongwa Subjunctive -gongwe Negative -gongwi Imperative singular gongwa
Infinitives
Positive kugongwa Negative kutogongwa
Imperatives
Singular gongwa Plural gongweni
Tensed forms
Habitual hugongwa Positive past positive subject concord + -ligongwa Negative past negative subject concord + -kugongwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nagongwa) Singular Plural 1st person ninagongwa/nagongwa tunagongwa 2nd person unagongwa mnagongwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anagongwa wanagongwa other classes positive subject concord + -nagongwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -gongwi) Singular Plural 1st person sigongwi hatugongwi 2nd person hugongwi hamgongwi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hagongwi hawagongwi other classes negative subject concord + -gongwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tagongwa Negative future negative subject concord + -tagongwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -gongwe) Singular Plural 1st person nigongwe tugongwe 2nd person ugongwe mgongwe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) agongwe wagongwe other classes positive subject concord + -gongwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sigongwe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngegongwa Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singegongwa Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaligongwa Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaligongwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -agongwa) Singular Plural 1st person nagongwa twagongwa 2nd person wagongwa mwagongwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) agongwa wagongwa m-mi(III/IV) wagongwa yagongwa ji-ma(V/VI) lagongwa yagongwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) chagongwa vyagongwa n(IX/X) yagongwa zagongwa u(XI) wagongwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwagongwa pa(XVI) pagongwa mu(XVIII) mwagongwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -megongwa "Already" positive subject concord + -meshagongwa "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jagongwa "If/When" positive subject concord + -kigongwa "If not" positive subject concord + -sipogongwa Consecutive kagongwa / positive subject concord + -kagongwa Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kagongwe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nigongwa -tugongwa 2nd person -kugongwa -wagongwa/-kugongweni/-wagongweni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mgongwa -wagongwa m-mi(III/IV) -ugongwa -igongwa ji-ma(V/VI) -ligongwa -yagongwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kigongwa -vigongwa n(IX/X) -igongwa -zigongwa u(XI) -ugongwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kugongwa pa(XVI) -pagongwa mu(XVIII) -mugongwa Reflexive -jigongwa
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -gongwa- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -gongwaye -gongwao m-mi(III/IV) -gongwao -gongwayo ji-ma(V/VI) -gongwalo -gongwayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -gongwacho -gongwavyo n(IX/X) -gongwayo -gongwazo u(XI) -gongwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -gongwako pa(XVI) -gongwapo mu(XVIII) -gongwamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -gongwa) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yegongwa -ogongwa m-mi(III/IV) -ogongwa -yogongwa ji-ma(V/VI) -logongwa -yogongwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chogongwa -vyogongwa n(IX/X) -yogongwa -zogongwa u(XI) -ogongwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kogongwa pa(XVI) -pogongwa mu(XVIII) -mogongwa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.