tongoza

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-tongoza (infinitive kutongoza)

1. to seduce

Conjugation

Conjugation of -tongoza
Positive present -natongoza Subjunctive -tongoze Negative -tongozi Imperative singular tongoza
Infinitives
Positive kutongoza Negative kutotongoza
Imperatives
Singular tongoza Plural tongozeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hutongoza Positive past positive subject concord + -litongoza Negative past negative subject concord + -kutongoza
Positive present (positive subject concord + -natongoza) Singular Plural 1st person ninatongoza/natongoza tunatongoza 2nd person unatongoza mnatongoza 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anatongoza wanatongoza other classes positive subject concord + -natongoza
Negative present (negative subject concord + -tongozi) Singular Plural 1st person sitongozi hatutongozi 2nd person hutongozi hamtongozi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hatongozi hawatongozi other classes negative subject concord + -tongozi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tatongoza Negative future negative subject concord + -tatongoza
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tongoze) Singular Plural 1st person nitongoze tutongoze 2nd person utongoze mtongoze 3rd person m-wa(I/II) atongoze watongoze other classes positive subject concord + -tongoze
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sitongoze Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngetongoza Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singetongoza Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalitongoza Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalitongoza
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atongoza) Singular Plural 1st person natongoza twatongoza 2nd person watongoza mwatongoza 3rd person m-wa(I/II) atongoza watongoza m-mi(III/IV) watongoza yatongoza ji-ma(V/VI) latongoza yatongoza ki-vi(VII/VIII) chatongoza vyatongoza n(IX/X) yatongoza zatongoza u(XI) watongoza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwatongoza pa(XVI) patongoza mu(XVIII) mwatongoza
Perfect positive subject concord + -metongoza "Already" positive subject concord + -meshatongoza "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jatongoza "If/When" positive subject concord + -kitongoza "If not" positive subject concord + -sipotongoza Consecutive katongoza / positive subject concord + -katongoza Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -katongoze
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nitongoza -tutongoza 2nd person -kutongoza -watongoza/-kutongozeni/-watongozeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mtongoza -watongoza m-mi(III/IV) -utongoza -itongoza ji-ma(V/VI) -litongoza -yatongoza ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kitongoza -vitongoza n(IX/X) -itongoza -zitongoza u(XI) -utongoza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kutongoza pa(XVI) -patongoza mu(XVIII) -mutongoza Reflexive -jitongoza
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tongoza- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -tongozaye -tongozao m-mi(III/IV) -tongozao -tongozayo ji-ma(V/VI) -tongozalo -tongozayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -tongozacho -tongozavyo n(IX/X) -tongozayo -tongozazo u(XI) -tongozao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -tongozako pa(XVI) -tongozapo mu(XVIII) -tongozamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tongoza) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yetongoza -otongoza m-mi(III/IV) -otongoza -yotongoza ji-ma(V/VI) -lotongoza -yotongoza ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chotongoza -vyotongoza n(IX/X) -yotongoza -zotongoza u(XI) -otongoza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kotongoza pa(XVI) -potongoza mu(XVIII) -motongoza
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Nominal derivations:
  • utongozaji (“seduction”)