hongwa

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-hongwa (infinitive kuhongwa)

1. Passive form of -honga: to be bribed

Conjugation

Conjugation of -hongwa
Positive present -nahongwa Subjunctive -hongwe Negative -hongwi Imperative singular hongwa
Infinitives
Positive kuhongwa Negative kutohongwa
Imperatives
Singular hongwa Plural hongweni
Tensed forms
Habitual huhongwa Positive past positive subject concord + -lihongwa Negative past negative subject concord + -kuhongwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nahongwa) Singular Plural 1st person ninahongwa/nahongwa tunahongwa 2nd person unahongwa mnahongwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anahongwa wanahongwa other classes positive subject concord + -nahongwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -hongwi) Singular Plural 1st person sihongwi hatuhongwi 2nd person huhongwi hamhongwi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hahongwi hawahongwi other classes negative subject concord + -hongwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tahongwa Negative future negative subject concord + -tahongwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -hongwe) Singular Plural 1st person nihongwe tuhongwe 2nd person uhongwe mhongwe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ahongwe wahongwe other classes positive subject concord + -hongwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sihongwe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngehongwa Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singehongwa Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalihongwa Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalihongwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ahongwa) Singular Plural 1st person nahongwa twahongwa 2nd person wahongwa mwahongwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ahongwa wahongwa m-mi(III/IV) wahongwa yahongwa ji-ma(V/VI) lahongwa yahongwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) chahongwa vyahongwa n(IX/X) yahongwa zahongwa u(XI) wahongwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwahongwa pa(XVI) pahongwa mu(XVIII) mwahongwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -mehongwa "Already" positive subject concord + -meshahongwa "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jahongwa "If/When" positive subject concord + -kihongwa "If not" positive subject concord + -sipohongwa Consecutive kahongwa / positive subject concord + -kahongwa Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kahongwe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nihongwa -tuhongwa 2nd person -kuhongwa -wahongwa/-kuhongweni/-wahongweni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mhongwa -wahongwa m-mi(III/IV) -uhongwa -ihongwa ji-ma(V/VI) -lihongwa -yahongwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kihongwa -vihongwa n(IX/X) -ihongwa -zihongwa u(XI) -uhongwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuhongwa pa(XVI) -pahongwa mu(XVIII) -muhongwa Reflexive -jihongwa
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -hongwa- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -hongwaye -hongwao m-mi(III/IV) -hongwao -hongwayo ji-ma(V/VI) -hongwalo -hongwayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -hongwacho -hongwavyo n(IX/X) -hongwayo -hongwazo u(XI) -hongwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -hongwako pa(XVI) -hongwapo mu(XVIII) -hongwamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -hongwa) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yehongwa -ohongwa m-mi(III/IV) -ohongwa -yohongwa ji-ma(V/VI) -lohongwa -yohongwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chohongwa -vyohongwa n(IX/X) -yohongwa -zohongwa u(XI) -ohongwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kohongwa pa(XVI) -pohongwa mu(XVIII) -mohongwa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.