ongezwa

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-ongezwa (infinitive kuongezwa)

1. Passive form of -ongeza: to be increased

Conjugation

Conjugation of -ongezwa
Positive present -naongezwa Subjunctive -ongezwe Negative -ongezwi Imperative singular ongezwa
Infinitives
Positive kuongezwa Negative kutoongezwa
Imperatives
Singular ongezwa Plural ongezweni
Tensed forms
Habitual huongezwa Positive past positive subject concord + -liongezwa Negative past negative subject concord + -kuongezwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naongezwa) Singular Plural 1st person ninaongezwa/naongezwa tunaongezwa 2nd person unaongezwa mnaongezwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaongezwa wanaongezwa other classes positive subject concord + -naongezwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -ongezwi) Singular Plural 1st person siongezwi hatuongezwi 2nd person huongezwi hamwongezwi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haongezwi hawaongezwi other classes negative subject concord + -ongezwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -taongezwa Negative future negative subject concord + -taongezwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -ongezwe) Singular Plural 1st person niongezwe tuongezwe 2nd person uongezwe mwongezwe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aongezwe waongezwe other classes positive subject concord + -ongezwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siongezwe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeongezwa Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeongezwa Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliongezwa Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliongezwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aongezwa) Singular Plural 1st person naongezwa twaongezwa 2nd person waongezwa mwaongezwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aongezwa waongezwa m-mi(III/IV) waongezwa yaongezwa ji-ma(V/VI) laongezwa yaongezwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaongezwa vyaongezwa n(IX/X) yaongezwa zaongezwa u(XI) waongezwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaongezwa pa(XVI) paongezwa mu(XVIII) mwaongezwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -meongezwa "Already" positive subject concord + -meshaongezwa "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaongezwa "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiongezwa "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoongezwa Consecutive kaongezwa / positive subject concord + -kaongezwa Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaongezwe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niongezwa -tuongezwa 2nd person -kuongezwa -waongezwa/-kuongezweni/-waongezweni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwongezwa -waongezwa m-mi(III/IV) -uongezwa -iongezwa ji-ma(V/VI) -liongezwa -yaongezwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiongezwa -viongezwa n(IX/X) -iongezwa -ziongezwa u(XI) -uongezwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuongezwa pa(XVI) -paongezwa mu(XVIII) -muongezwa Reflexive -jiongezwa
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -ongezwa- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -ongezwaye -ongezwao m-mi(III/IV) -ongezwao -ongezwayo ji-ma(V/VI) -ongezwalo -ongezwayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -ongezwacho -ongezwavyo n(IX/X) -ongezwayo -ongezwazo u(XI) -ongezwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -ongezwako pa(XVI) -ongezwapo mu(XVIII) -ongezwamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -ongezwa) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeongezwa -oongezwa m-mi(III/IV) -oongezwa -yoongezwa ji-ma(V/VI) -loongezwa -yoongezwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choongezwa -vyoongezwa n(IX/X) -yoongezwa -zoongezwa u(XI) -oongezwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koongezwa pa(XVI) -poongezwa mu(XVIII) -moongezwa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.