ingiza

Swahili

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Verb

-ingiza (infinitive kuingiza)

1. Causative form of -ingia: to admit, allow in; import, introduce; to choose
2. to cause
3. to fill
4. to import

Conjugation

Conjugation of -ingiza
Positive present -naingiza Subjunctive -ingize Negative -ingizi Imperative singular ingiza
Infinitives
Positive kuingiza Negative kutoingiza
Imperatives
Singular ingiza Plural ingizeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huingiza Positive past positive subject concord + -liingiza Negative past negative subject concord + -kuingiza
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naingiza) Singular Plural 1st person ninaingiza/naingiza tunaingiza 2nd person unaingiza mnaingiza 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaingiza wanaingiza other classes positive subject concord + -naingiza
Negative present (negative subject concord + -ingizi) Singular Plural 1st person siingizi hatuingizi 2nd person huingizi hamwingizi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haingizi hawaingizi other classes negative subject concord + -ingizi
Positive future positive subject concord + -taingiza Negative future negative subject concord + -taingiza
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -ingize) Singular Plural 1st person niingize tuingize 2nd person uingize mwingize 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aingize waingize other classes positive subject concord + -ingize
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siingize Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeingiza Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeingiza Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliingiza Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliingiza
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aingiza) Singular Plural 1st person naingiza twaingiza 2nd person waingiza mwaingiza 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aingiza waingiza m-mi(III/IV) waingiza yaingiza ji-ma(V/VI) laingiza yaingiza ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaingiza vyaingiza n(IX/X) yaingiza zaingiza u(XI) waingiza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaingiza pa(XVI) paingiza mu(XVIII) mwaingiza
Perfect positive subject concord + -meingiza "Already" positive subject concord + -meshaingiza "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaingiza "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiingiza "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoingiza Consecutive kaingiza / positive subject concord + -kaingiza Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaingize
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niingiza -tuingiza 2nd person -kuingiza -waingiza/-kuingizeni/-waingizeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwingiza -waingiza m-mi(III/IV) -uingiza -iingiza ji-ma(V/VI) -liingiza -yaingiza ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiingiza -viingiza n(IX/X) -iingiza -ziingiza u(XI) -uingiza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuingiza pa(XVI) -paingiza mu(XVIII) -muingiza Reflexive -jiingiza
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -ingiza- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -ingizaye -ingizao m-mi(III/IV) -ingizao -ingizayo ji-ma(V/VI) -ingizalo -ingizayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -ingizacho -ingizavyo n(IX/X) -ingizayo -ingizazo u(XI) -ingizao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -ingizako pa(XVI) -ingizapo mu(XVIII) -ingizamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -ingiza) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeingiza -oingiza m-mi(III/IV) -oingiza -yoingiza ji-ma(V/VI) -loingiza -yoingiza ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choingiza -vyoingiza n(IX/X) -yoingiza -zoingiza u(XI) -oingiza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koingiza pa(XVI) -poingiza mu(XVIII) -moingiza
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Nominal derivations:
  • kiingizi (“interjection”)
  • uingizaji (“importation”)