ongoa

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Swahili

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Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Verb

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-ongoa (infinitive kuongoa)

  1. to improve, train; prosper

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -ongoa
Positive present -naongoa
Subjunctive -ongoe
Negative -ongoi
Imperative singular ongoa
Infinitives
Positive kuongoa
Negative kutoongoa
Imperatives
Singular ongoa
Plural ongoeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huongoa
Positive past positive subject concord + -liongoa
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuongoa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naongoa)
Singular Plural
1st person ninaongoa/naongoa tunaongoa
2nd person unaongoa mnaongoa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaongoa wanaongoa
other classes positive subject concord + -naongoa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -ongoi)
Singular Plural
1st person siongoi hatuongoi
2nd person huongoi hamwongoi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) haongoi hawaongoi
other classes negative subject concord + -ongoi
Positive future positive subject concord + -taongoa
Negative future negative subject concord + -taongoa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -ongoe)
Singular Plural
1st person niongoe tuongoe
2nd person uongoe mwongoe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aongoe waongoe
other classes positive subject concord + -ongoe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siongoe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeongoa
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeongoa
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliongoa
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliongoa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aongoa)
Singular Plural
1st person naongoa twaongoa
2nd person waongoa mwaongoa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aongoa waongoa
m-mi(III/IV) waongoa yaongoa
ji-ma(V/VI) laongoa yaongoa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaongoa vyaongoa
n(IX/X) yaongoa zaongoa
u(XI) waongoa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwaongoa
pa(XVI) paongoa
mu(XVIII) mwaongoa
Perfect positive subject concord + -meongoa
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshaongoa
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaongoa
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kiongoa
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipoongoa
Consecutive kaongoa / positive subject concord + -kaongoa
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaongoe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -niongoa -tuongoa
2nd person -kuongoa -waongoa/-kuongoeni/-waongoeni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwongoa -waongoa
m-mi(III/IV) -uongoa -iongoa
ji-ma(V/VI) -liongoa -yaongoa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiongoa -viongoa
n(IX/X) -iongoa -ziongoa
u(XI) -uongoa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuongoa
pa(XVI) -paongoa
mu(XVIII) -muongoa
Reflexive -jiongoa
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -ongoa- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -ongoaye -ongoao
m-mi(III/IV) -ongoao -ongoayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -ongoalo -ongoayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -ongoacho -ongoavyo
n(IX/X) -ongoayo -ongoazo
u(XI) -ongoao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -ongoako
pa(XVI) -ongoapo
mu(XVIII) -ongoamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -ongoa)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yeongoa -oongoa
m-mi(III/IV) -oongoa -yoongoa
ji-ma(V/VI) -loongoa -yoongoa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choongoa -vyoongoa
n(IX/X) -yoongoa -zoongoa
u(XI) -oongoa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -koongoa
pa(XVI) -poongoa
mu(XVIII) -moongoa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

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