zonga

Lingala

Verb

zonga

1. to return

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-zonga (infinitive kuzonga)

1. to overwhelm, overpower

Conjugation

Conjugation of -zonga
Positive present -nazonga Subjunctive -zonge Negative -zongi Imperative singular zonga
Infinitives
Positive kuzonga Negative kutozonga
Imperatives
Singular zonga Plural zongeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huzonga Positive past positive subject concord + -lizonga Negative past negative subject concord + -kuzonga
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nazonga) Singular Plural 1st person ninazonga/nazonga tunazonga 2nd person unazonga mnazonga 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anazonga wanazonga other classes positive subject concord + -nazonga
Negative present (negative subject concord + -zongi) Singular Plural 1st person sizongi hatuzongi 2nd person huzongi hamzongi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hazongi hawazongi other classes negative subject concord + -zongi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tazonga Negative future negative subject concord + -tazonga
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -zonge) Singular Plural 1st person nizonge tuzonge 2nd person uzonge mzonge 3rd person m-wa(I/II) azonge wazonge other classes positive subject concord + -zonge
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sizonge Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngezonga Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singezonga Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalizonga Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalizonga
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -azonga) Singular Plural 1st person nazonga twazonga 2nd person wazonga mwazonga 3rd person m-wa(I/II) azonga wazonga m-mi(III/IV) wazonga yazonga ji-ma(V/VI) lazonga yazonga ki-vi(VII/VIII) chazonga vyazonga n(IX/X) yazonga zazonga u(XI) wazonga see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwazonga pa(XVI) pazonga mu(XVIII) mwazonga
Perfect positive subject concord + -mezonga "Already" positive subject concord + -meshazonga "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jazonga "If/When" positive subject concord + -kizonga "If not" positive subject concord + -sipozonga Consecutive kazonga / positive subject concord + -kazonga Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kazonge
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nizonga -tuzonga 2nd person -kuzonga -wazonga/-kuzongeni/-wazongeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mzonga -wazonga m-mi(III/IV) -uzonga -izonga ji-ma(V/VI) -lizonga -yazonga ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kizonga -vizonga n(IX/X) -izonga -zizonga u(XI) -uzonga see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuzonga pa(XVI) -pazonga mu(XVIII) -muzonga Reflexive -jizonga
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -zonga- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -zongaye -zongao m-mi(III/IV) -zongao -zongayo ji-ma(V/VI) -zongalo -zongayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -zongacho -zongavyo n(IX/X) -zongayo -zongazo u(XI) -zongao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -zongako pa(XVI) -zongapo mu(XVIII) -zongamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -zonga) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yezonga -ozonga m-mi(III/IV) -ozonga -yozonga ji-ma(V/VI) -lozonga -yozonga ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chozonga -vyozonga n(IX/X) -yozonga -zozonga u(XI) -ozonga see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kozonga pa(XVI) -pozonga mu(XVIII) -mozonga
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.