onjwa

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-onjwa (infinitive kuonjwa)

1. Passive form of -onja

Conjugation

Conjugation of -onjwa
Positive present -naonjwa Subjunctive -onjwe Negative -onjwi Imperative singular onjwa
Infinitives
Positive kuonjwa Negative kutoonjwa
Imperatives
Singular onjwa Plural onjweni
Tensed forms
Habitual huonjwa Positive past positive subject concord + -lionjwa Negative past negative subject concord + -kuonjwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naonjwa) Singular Plural 1st person ninaonjwa/naonjwa tunaonjwa 2nd person unaonjwa mnaonjwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaonjwa wanaonjwa other classes positive subject concord + -naonjwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -onjwi) Singular Plural 1st person sionjwi hatuonjwi 2nd person huonjwi hamwonjwi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haonjwi hawaonjwi other classes negative subject concord + -onjwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -taonjwa Negative future negative subject concord + -taonjwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -onjwe) Singular Plural 1st person nionjwe tuonjwe 2nd person uonjwe mwonjwe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aonjwe waonjwe other classes positive subject concord + -onjwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sionjwe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeonjwa Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeonjwa Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalionjwa Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalionjwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aonjwa) Singular Plural 1st person naonjwa twaonjwa 2nd person waonjwa mwaonjwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aonjwa waonjwa m-mi(III/IV) waonjwa yaonjwa ji-ma(V/VI) laonjwa yaonjwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaonjwa vyaonjwa n(IX/X) yaonjwa zaonjwa u(XI) waonjwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaonjwa pa(XVI) paonjwa mu(XVIII) mwaonjwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -meonjwa "Already" positive subject concord + -meshaonjwa "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaonjwa "If/When" positive subject concord + -kionjwa "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoonjwa Consecutive kaonjwa / positive subject concord + -kaonjwa Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaonjwe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nionjwa -tuonjwa 2nd person -kuonjwa -waonjwa/-kuonjweni/-waonjweni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwonjwa -waonjwa m-mi(III/IV) -uonjwa -ionjwa ji-ma(V/VI) -lionjwa -yaonjwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kionjwa -vionjwa n(IX/X) -ionjwa -zionjwa u(XI) -uonjwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuonjwa pa(XVI) -paonjwa mu(XVIII) -muonjwa Reflexive -jionjwa
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -onjwa- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -onjwaye -onjwao m-mi(III/IV) -onjwao -onjwayo ji-ma(V/VI) -onjwalo -onjwayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -onjwacho -onjwavyo n(IX/X) -onjwayo -onjwazo u(XI) -onjwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -onjwako pa(XVI) -onjwapo mu(XVIII) -onjwamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -onjwa) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeonjwa -oonjwa m-mi(III/IV) -oonjwa -yoonjwa ji-ma(V/VI) -loonjwa -yoonjwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choonjwa -vyoonjwa n(IX/X) -yoonjwa -zoonjwa u(XI) -oonjwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koonjwa pa(XVI) -poonjwa mu(XVIII) -moonjwa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.