ongozwa

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-ongozwa (infinitive kuongozwa)

1. Passive form of -ongoza

Conjugation

Conjugation of -ongozwa
Positive present -naongozwa Subjunctive -ongozwe Negative -ongozwi Imperative singular ongozwa
Infinitives
Positive kuongozwa Negative kutoongozwa
Imperatives
Singular ongozwa Plural ongozweni
Tensed forms
Habitual huongozwa Positive past positive subject concord + -liongozwa Negative past negative subject concord + -kuongozwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naongozwa) Singular Plural 1st person ninaongozwa/naongozwa tunaongozwa 2nd person unaongozwa mnaongozwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaongozwa wanaongozwa other classes positive subject concord + -naongozwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -ongozwi) Singular Plural 1st person siongozwi hatuongozwi 2nd person huongozwi hamwongozwi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haongozwi hawaongozwi other classes negative subject concord + -ongozwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -taongozwa Negative future negative subject concord + -taongozwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -ongozwe) Singular Plural 1st person niongozwe tuongozwe 2nd person uongozwe mwongozwe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aongozwe waongozwe other classes positive subject concord + -ongozwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siongozwe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeongozwa Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeongozwa Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliongozwa Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliongozwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aongozwa) Singular Plural 1st person naongozwa twaongozwa 2nd person waongozwa mwaongozwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aongozwa waongozwa m-mi(III/IV) waongozwa yaongozwa ji-ma(V/VI) laongozwa yaongozwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaongozwa vyaongozwa n(IX/X) yaongozwa zaongozwa u(XI) waongozwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaongozwa pa(XVI) paongozwa mu(XVIII) mwaongozwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -meongozwa "Already" positive subject concord + -meshaongozwa "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaongozwa "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiongozwa "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoongozwa Consecutive kaongozwa / positive subject concord + -kaongozwa Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaongozwe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niongozwa -tuongozwa 2nd person -kuongozwa -waongozwa/-kuongozweni/-waongozweni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwongozwa -waongozwa m-mi(III/IV) -uongozwa -iongozwa ji-ma(V/VI) -liongozwa -yaongozwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiongozwa -viongozwa n(IX/X) -iongozwa -ziongozwa u(XI) -uongozwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuongozwa pa(XVI) -paongozwa mu(XVIII) -muongozwa Reflexive -jiongozwa
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -ongozwa- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -ongozwaye -ongozwao m-mi(III/IV) -ongozwao -ongozwayo ji-ma(V/VI) -ongozwalo -ongozwayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -ongozwacho -ongozwavyo n(IX/X) -ongozwayo -ongozwazo u(XI) -ongozwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -ongozwako pa(XVI) -ongozwapo mu(XVIII) -ongozwamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -ongozwa) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeongozwa -oongozwa m-mi(III/IV) -oongozwa -yoongozwa ji-ma(V/VI) -loongozwa -yoongozwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choongozwa -vyoongozwa n(IX/X) -yoongozwa -zoongozwa u(XI) -oongozwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koongozwa pa(XVI) -poongozwa mu(XVIII) -moongozwa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.