ongoa

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-ongoa (infinitive kuongoa)

1. to improve, train; prosper

Conjugation

Conjugation of -ongoa
Positive present -naongoa Subjunctive -ongoe Negative -ongoi Imperative singular ongoa
Infinitives
Positive kuongoa Negative kutoongoa
Imperatives
Singular ongoa Plural ongoeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huongoa Positive past positive subject concord + -liongoa Negative past negative subject concord + -kuongoa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naongoa) Singular Plural 1st person ninaongoa/naongoa tunaongoa 2nd person unaongoa mnaongoa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaongoa wanaongoa other classes positive subject concord + -naongoa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -ongoi) Singular Plural 1st person siongoi hatuongoi 2nd person huongoi hamwongoi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haongoi hawaongoi other classes negative subject concord + -ongoi
Positive future positive subject concord + -taongoa Negative future negative subject concord + -taongoa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -ongoe) Singular Plural 1st person niongoe tuongoe 2nd person uongoe mwongoe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aongoe waongoe other classes positive subject concord + -ongoe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siongoe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeongoa Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeongoa Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliongoa Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliongoa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aongoa) Singular Plural 1st person naongoa twaongoa 2nd person waongoa mwaongoa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aongoa waongoa m-mi(III/IV) waongoa yaongoa ji-ma(V/VI) laongoa yaongoa ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaongoa vyaongoa n(IX/X) yaongoa zaongoa u(XI) waongoa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaongoa pa(XVI) paongoa mu(XVIII) mwaongoa
Perfect positive subject concord + -meongoa "Already" positive subject concord + -meshaongoa "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaongoa "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiongoa "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoongoa Consecutive kaongoa / positive subject concord + -kaongoa Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaongoe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niongoa -tuongoa 2nd person -kuongoa -waongoa/-kuongoeni/-waongoeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwongoa -waongoa m-mi(III/IV) -uongoa -iongoa ji-ma(V/VI) -liongoa -yaongoa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiongoa -viongoa n(IX/X) -iongoa -ziongoa u(XI) -uongoa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuongoa pa(XVI) -paongoa mu(XVIII) -muongoa Reflexive -jiongoa
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -ongoa- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -ongoaye -ongoao m-mi(III/IV) -ongoao -ongoayo ji-ma(V/VI) -ongoalo -ongoayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -ongoacho -ongoavyo n(IX/X) -ongoayo -ongoazo u(XI) -ongoao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -ongoako pa(XVI) -ongoapo mu(XVIII) -ongoamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -ongoa) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeongoa -oongoa m-mi(III/IV) -oongoa -yoongoa ji-ma(V/VI) -loongoa -yoongoa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choongoa -vyoongoa n(IX/X) -yoongoa -zoongoa u(XI) -oongoa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koongoa pa(XVI) -poongoa mu(XVIII) -moongoa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Causative: -ongoza (“guide, lead, direct”)
  • Passive: -ongolewa (“be converted”)
  • Stative: -ongoka (“be converted”)