ongoka

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-ongoka (infinitive kuongoka)

1. Stative form of -ongoa: to be converted

Conjugation

Conjugation of -ongoka
Positive present -naongoka Subjunctive -ongoke Negative -ongoki Imperative singular ongoka
Infinitives
Positive kuongoka Negative kutoongoka
Imperatives
Singular ongoka Plural ongokeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huongoka Positive past positive subject concord + -liongoka Negative past negative subject concord + -kuongoka
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naongoka) Singular Plural 1st person ninaongoka/naongoka tunaongoka 2nd person unaongoka mnaongoka 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaongoka wanaongoka other classes positive subject concord + -naongoka
Negative present (negative subject concord + -ongoki) Singular Plural 1st person siongoki hatuongoki 2nd person huongoki hamwongoki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haongoki hawaongoki other classes negative subject concord + -ongoki
Positive future positive subject concord + -taongoka Negative future negative subject concord + -taongoka
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -ongoke) Singular Plural 1st person niongoke tuongoke 2nd person uongoke mwongoke 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aongoke waongoke other classes positive subject concord + -ongoke
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siongoke Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeongoka Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeongoka Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliongoka Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliongoka
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aongoka) Singular Plural 1st person naongoka twaongoka 2nd person waongoka mwaongoka 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aongoka waongoka m-mi(III/IV) waongoka yaongoka ji-ma(V/VI) laongoka yaongoka ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaongoka vyaongoka n(IX/X) yaongoka zaongoka u(XI) waongoka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaongoka pa(XVI) paongoka mu(XVIII) mwaongoka
Perfect positive subject concord + -meongoka "Already" positive subject concord + -meshaongoka "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaongoka "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiongoka "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoongoka Consecutive kaongoka / positive subject concord + -kaongoka Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaongoke
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niongoka -tuongoka 2nd person -kuongoka -waongoka/-kuongokeni/-waongokeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwongoka -waongoka m-mi(III/IV) -uongoka -iongoka ji-ma(V/VI) -liongoka -yaongoka ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiongoka -viongoka n(IX/X) -iongoka -ziongoka u(XI) -uongoka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuongoka pa(XVI) -paongoka mu(XVIII) -muongoka Reflexive -jiongoka
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -ongoka- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -ongokaye -ongokao m-mi(III/IV) -ongokao -ongokayo ji-ma(V/VI) -ongokalo -ongokayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -ongokacho -ongokavyo n(IX/X) -ongokayo -ongokazo u(XI) -ongokao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -ongokako pa(XVI) -ongokapo mu(XVIII) -ongokamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -ongoka) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeongoka -oongoka m-mi(III/IV) -oongoka -yoongoka ji-ma(V/VI) -loongoka -yoongoka ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choongoka -vyoongoka n(IX/X) -yoongoka -zoongoka u(XI) -oongoka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koongoka pa(XVI) -poongoka mu(XVIII) -moongoka
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.