ongolewa

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-ongolewa (infinitive kuongolewa)

1. Passive form of -ongoa: to be converted

Conjugation

Conjugation of -ongolewa
Positive present -naongolewa Subjunctive -ongolewe Negative -ongolewi Imperative singular ongolewa
Infinitives
Positive kuongolewa Negative kutoongolewa
Imperatives
Singular ongolewa Plural ongoleweni
Tensed forms
Habitual huongolewa Positive past positive subject concord + -liongolewa Negative past negative subject concord + -kuongolewa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naongolewa) Singular Plural 1st person ninaongolewa/naongolewa tunaongolewa 2nd person unaongolewa mnaongolewa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaongolewa wanaongolewa other classes positive subject concord + -naongolewa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -ongolewi) Singular Plural 1st person siongolewi hatuongolewi 2nd person huongolewi hamwongolewi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haongolewi hawaongolewi other classes negative subject concord + -ongolewi
Positive future positive subject concord + -taongolewa Negative future negative subject concord + -taongolewa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -ongolewe) Singular Plural 1st person niongolewe tuongolewe 2nd person uongolewe mwongolewe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aongolewe waongolewe other classes positive subject concord + -ongolewe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siongolewe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeongolewa Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeongolewa Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliongolewa Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliongolewa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aongolewa) Singular Plural 1st person naongolewa twaongolewa 2nd person waongolewa mwaongolewa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aongolewa waongolewa m-mi(III/IV) waongolewa yaongolewa ji-ma(V/VI) laongolewa yaongolewa ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaongolewa vyaongolewa n(IX/X) yaongolewa zaongolewa u(XI) waongolewa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaongolewa pa(XVI) paongolewa mu(XVIII) mwaongolewa
Perfect positive subject concord + -meongolewa "Already" positive subject concord + -meshaongolewa "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaongolewa "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiongolewa "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoongolewa Consecutive kaongolewa / positive subject concord + -kaongolewa Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaongolewe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niongolewa -tuongolewa 2nd person -kuongolewa -waongolewa/-kuongoleweni/-waongoleweni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwongolewa -waongolewa m-mi(III/IV) -uongolewa -iongolewa ji-ma(V/VI) -liongolewa -yaongolewa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiongolewa -viongolewa n(IX/X) -iongolewa -ziongolewa u(XI) -uongolewa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuongolewa pa(XVI) -paongolewa mu(XVIII) -muongolewa Reflexive -jiongolewa
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -ongolewa- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -ongolewaye -ongolewao m-mi(III/IV) -ongolewao -ongolewayo ji-ma(V/VI) -ongolewalo -ongolewayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -ongolewacho -ongolewavyo n(IX/X) -ongolewayo -ongolewazo u(XI) -ongolewao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -ongolewako pa(XVI) -ongolewapo mu(XVIII) -ongolewamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -ongolewa) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeongolewa -oongolewa m-mi(III/IV) -oongolewa -yoongolewa ji-ma(V/VI) -loongolewa -yoongolewa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choongolewa -vyoongolewa n(IX/X) -yoongolewa -zoongolewa u(XI) -oongolewa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koongolewa pa(XVI) -poongolewa mu(XVIII) -moongolewa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.