ngoja

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-ngoja (infinitive kungoja)

1. to wait, wait for, await
2. to stop
3. to stay

Conjugation

Conjugation of -ngoja
Positive present -nangoja Subjunctive -ngoje Negative -ngoji Imperative singular ngoja
Infinitives
Positive kungoja Negative kutongoja
Imperatives
Singular ngoja Plural ngojeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hungoja Positive past positive subject concord + -lingoja Negative past negative subject concord + -kungoja
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nangoja) Singular Plural 1st person ninangoja/nangoja tunangoja 2nd person unangoja mnangoja 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anangoja wanangoja other classes positive subject concord + -nangoja
Negative present (negative subject concord + -ngoji) Singular Plural 1st person singoji hatungoji 2nd person hungoji hamngoji 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hangoji hawangoji other classes negative subject concord + -ngoji
Positive future positive subject concord + -tangoja Negative future negative subject concord + -tangoja
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -ngoje) Singular Plural 1st person ningoje tungoje 2nd person ungoje mngoje 3rd person m-wa(I/II) angoje wangoje other classes positive subject concord + -ngoje
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -singoje Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngengoja Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singengoja Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalingoja Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalingoja
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -angoja) Singular Plural 1st person nangoja twangoja 2nd person wangoja mwangoja 3rd person m-wa(I/II) angoja wangoja m-mi(III/IV) wangoja yangoja ji-ma(V/VI) langoja yangoja ki-vi(VII/VIII) changoja vyangoja n(IX/X) yangoja zangoja u(XI) wangoja see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwangoja pa(XVI) pangoja mu(XVIII) mwangoja
Perfect positive subject concord + -mengoja "Already" positive subject concord + -meshangoja "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jangoja "If/When" positive subject concord + -kingoja "If not" positive subject concord + -sipongoja Consecutive kangoja / positive subject concord + -kangoja Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kangoje
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -ningoja -tungoja 2nd person -kungoja -wangoja/-kungojeni/-wangojeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mngoja -wangoja m-mi(III/IV) -ungoja -ingoja ji-ma(V/VI) -lingoja -yangoja ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kingoja -vingoja n(IX/X) -ingoja -zingoja u(XI) -ungoja see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kungoja pa(XVI) -pangoja mu(XVIII) -mungoja Reflexive -jingoja
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -ngoja- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -ngojaye -ngojao m-mi(III/IV) -ngojao -ngojayo ji-ma(V/VI) -ngojalo -ngojayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -ngojacho -ngojavyo n(IX/X) -ngojayo -ngojazo u(XI) -ngojao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -ngojako pa(XVI) -ngojapo mu(XVIII) -ngojamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -ngoja) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yengoja -ongoja m-mi(III/IV) -ongoja -yongoja ji-ma(V/VI) -longoja -yongoja ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chongoja -vyongoja n(IX/X) -yongoja -zongoja u(XI) -ongoja see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kongoja pa(XVI) -pongoja mu(XVIII) -mongoja
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Applicative: -ngojea
  • Causative: -ngojesha
  • Passive: -ngojwa
  • Stative: -ngojeka

References

• Madan, A.C. (1903) Swahili-English dictionary‎^[1], Oxford Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 280