ongoza

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Swahili

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Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Verb

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-ongoza (infinitive kuongoza)

  1. Causative form of -ongoa: to lead

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -ongoza
Positive present -naongoza
Subjunctive -ongoze
Negative -ongozi
Imperative singular ongoza
Infinitives
Positive kuongoza
Negative kutoongoza
Imperatives
Singular ongoza
Plural ongozeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huongoza
Positive past positive subject concord + -liongoza
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuongoza
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naongoza)
Singular Plural
1st person ninaongoza/naongoza tunaongoza
2nd person unaongoza mnaongoza
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaongoza wanaongoza
other classes positive subject concord + -naongoza
Negative present (negative subject concord + -ongozi)
Singular Plural
1st person siongozi hatuongozi
2nd person huongozi hamwongozi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) haongozi hawaongozi
other classes negative subject concord + -ongozi
Positive future positive subject concord + -taongoza
Negative future negative subject concord + -taongoza
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -ongoze)
Singular Plural
1st person niongoze tuongoze
2nd person uongoze mwongoze
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aongoze waongoze
other classes positive subject concord + -ongoze
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siongoze
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeongoza
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeongoza
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliongoza
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliongoza
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aongoza)
Singular Plural
1st person naongoza twaongoza
2nd person waongoza mwaongoza
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aongoza waongoza
m-mi(III/IV) waongoza yaongoza
ji-ma(V/VI) laongoza yaongoza
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaongoza vyaongoza
n(IX/X) yaongoza zaongoza
u(XI) waongoza see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwaongoza
pa(XVI) paongoza
mu(XVIII) mwaongoza
Perfect positive subject concord + -meongoza
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshaongoza
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaongoza
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kiongoza
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipoongoza
Consecutive kaongoza / positive subject concord + -kaongoza
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaongoze
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -niongoza -tuongoza
2nd person -kuongoza -waongoza/-kuongozeni/-waongozeni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwongoza -waongoza
m-mi(III/IV) -uongoza -iongoza
ji-ma(V/VI) -liongoza -yaongoza
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiongoza -viongoza
n(IX/X) -iongoza -ziongoza
u(XI) -uongoza see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuongoza
pa(XVI) -paongoza
mu(XVIII) -muongoza
Reflexive -jiongoza
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -ongoza- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -ongozaye -ongozao
m-mi(III/IV) -ongozao -ongozayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -ongozalo -ongozayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -ongozacho -ongozavyo
n(IX/X) -ongozayo -ongozazo
u(XI) -ongozao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -ongozako
pa(XVI) -ongozapo
mu(XVIII) -ongozamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -ongoza)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yeongoza -oongoza
m-mi(III/IV) -oongoza -yoongoza
ji-ma(V/VI) -loongoza -yoongoza
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choongoza -vyoongoza
n(IX/X) -yoongoza -zoongoza
u(XI) -oongoza see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -koongoza
pa(XVI) -poongoza
mu(XVIII) -moongoza
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

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