ingia

Swahili

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-jíngid.

Pronunciation

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Verb

-ingia (infinitive kuingia)

1. to enter

Conjugation

Conjugation of -ingia
Positive present -naingia Subjunctive -ingie Negative -ingii Imperative singular ingia
Infinitives
Positive kuingia Negative kutoingia
Imperatives
Singular ingia Plural ingieni
Tensed forms
Habitual huingia Positive past positive subject concord + -liingia Negative past negative subject concord + -kuingia
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naingia) Singular Plural 1st person ninaingia/naingia tunaingia 2nd person unaingia mnaingia 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaingia wanaingia other classes positive subject concord + -naingia
Negative present (negative subject concord + -ingii) Singular Plural 1st person siingii hatuingii 2nd person huingii hamwingii 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haingii hawaingii other classes negative subject concord + -ingii
Positive future positive subject concord + -taingia Negative future negative subject concord + -taingia
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -ingie) Singular Plural 1st person niingie tuingie 2nd person uingie mwingie 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aingie waingie other classes positive subject concord + -ingie
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siingie Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeingia Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeingia Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliingia Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliingia
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aingia) Singular Plural 1st person naingia twaingia 2nd person waingia mwaingia 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aingia waingia m-mi(III/IV) waingia yaingia ji-ma(V/VI) laingia yaingia ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaingia vyaingia n(IX/X) yaingia zaingia u(XI) waingia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaingia pa(XVI) paingia mu(XVIII) mwaingia
Perfect positive subject concord + -meingia "Already" positive subject concord + -meshaingia "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaingia "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiingia "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoingia Consecutive kaingia / positive subject concord + -kaingia Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaingie
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niingia -tuingia 2nd person -kuingia -waingia/-kuingieni/-waingieni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwingia -waingia m-mi(III/IV) -uingia -iingia ji-ma(V/VI) -liingia -yaingia ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiingia -viingia n(IX/X) -iingia -ziingia u(XI) -uingia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuingia pa(XVI) -paingia mu(XVIII) -muingia Reflexive -jiingia
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -ingia- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -ingiaye -ingiao m-mi(III/IV) -ingiao -ingiayo ji-ma(V/VI) -ingialo -ingiayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -ingiacho -ingiavyo n(IX/X) -ingiayo -ingiazo u(XI) -ingiao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -ingiako pa(XVI) -ingiapo mu(XVIII) -ingiamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -ingia) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeingia -oingia m-mi(III/IV) -oingia -yoingia ji-ma(V/VI) -loingia -yoingia ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choingia -vyoingia n(IX/X) -yoingia -zoingia u(XI) -oingia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koingia pa(XVI) -poingia mu(XVIII) -moingia
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:
  • Applicative: -ingili
  • Causative: -ingiza, -ingisha