ongozana

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-ongozana (infinitive kuongozana)

1. Reciprocal form of -ongoza

Conjugation

Conjugation of -ongozana
Positive present -naongozana Subjunctive -ongozane Negative -ongozani Imperative singular ongozana
Infinitives
Positive kuongozana Negative kutoongozana
Imperatives
Singular ongozana Plural ongozaneni
Tensed forms
Habitual huongozana Positive past positive subject concord + -liongozana Negative past negative subject concord + -kuongozana
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naongozana) Singular Plural 1st person ninaongozana/naongozana tunaongozana 2nd person unaongozana mnaongozana 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaongozana wanaongozana other classes positive subject concord + -naongozana
Negative present (negative subject concord + -ongozani) Singular Plural 1st person siongozani hatuongozani 2nd person huongozani hamwongozani 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haongozani hawaongozani other classes negative subject concord + -ongozani
Positive future positive subject concord + -taongozana Negative future negative subject concord + -taongozana
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -ongozane) Singular Plural 1st person niongozane tuongozane 2nd person uongozane mwongozane 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aongozane waongozane other classes positive subject concord + -ongozane
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siongozane Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeongozana Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeongozana Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliongozana Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliongozana
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aongozana) Singular Plural 1st person naongozana twaongozana 2nd person waongozana mwaongozana 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aongozana waongozana m-mi(III/IV) waongozana yaongozana ji-ma(V/VI) laongozana yaongozana ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaongozana vyaongozana n(IX/X) yaongozana zaongozana u(XI) waongozana see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaongozana pa(XVI) paongozana mu(XVIII) mwaongozana
Perfect positive subject concord + -meongozana "Already" positive subject concord + -meshaongozana "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaongozana "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiongozana "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoongozana Consecutive kaongozana / positive subject concord + -kaongozana Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaongozane Object concord —
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + -ongozana- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -ongozanaye -ongozanao m-mi(III/IV) -ongozanao -ongozanayo ji-ma(V/VI) -ongozanalo -ongozanayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -ongozanacho -ongozanavyo n(IX/X) -ongozanayo -ongozanazo u(XI) -ongozanao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -ongozanako pa(XVI) -ongozanapo mu(XVIII) -ongozanamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + -ongozana) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeongozana -oongozana m-mi(III/IV) -oongozana -yoongozana ji-ma(V/VI) -loongozana -yoongozana ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choongozana -vyoongozana n(IX/X) -yoongozana -zoongozana u(XI) -oongozana see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koongozana pa(XVI) -poongozana mu(XVIII) -moongozana
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.