ng'oa

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-ng'oa (infinitive kung'oa)

1. to uproot
2. to pull out

Conjugation

Conjugation of -ng'oa
Positive present -nang'oa Subjunctive -ng'oe Negative -ng'oi Imperative singular ng'oa
Infinitives
Positive kung'oa Negative kutong'oa
Imperatives
Singular ng'oa Plural ng'oeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hung'oa Positive past positive subject concord + -ling'oa Negative past negative subject concord + -kung'oa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nang'oa) Singular Plural 1st person ninang'oa/nang'oa tunang'oa 2nd person unang'oa mnang'oa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anang'oa wanang'oa other classes positive subject concord + -nang'oa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -ng'oi) Singular Plural 1st person sing'oi hatung'oi 2nd person hung'oi hamng'oi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hang'oi hawang'oi other classes negative subject concord + -ng'oi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tang'oa Negative future negative subject concord + -tang'oa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -ng'oe) Singular Plural 1st person ning'oe tung'oe 2nd person ung'oe mng'oe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ang'oe wang'oe other classes positive subject concord + -ng'oe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sing'oe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeng'oa Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeng'oa Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaling'oa Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaling'oa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ang'oa) Singular Plural 1st person nang'oa twang'oa 2nd person wang'oa mwang'oa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ang'oa wang'oa m-mi(III/IV) wang'oa yang'oa ji-ma(V/VI) lang'oa yang'oa ki-vi(VII/VIII) chang'oa vyang'oa n(IX/X) yang'oa zang'oa u(XI) wang'oa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwang'oa pa(XVI) pang'oa mu(XVIII) mwang'oa
Perfect positive subject concord + -meng'oa "Already" positive subject concord + -meshang'oa "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jang'oa "If/When" positive subject concord + -king'oa "If not" positive subject concord + -sipong'oa Consecutive kang'oa / positive subject concord + -kang'oa Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kang'oe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -ning'oa -tung'oa 2nd person -kung'oa -wang'oa/-kung'oeni/-wang'oeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mng'oa -wang'oa m-mi(III/IV) -ung'oa -ing'oa ji-ma(V/VI) -ling'oa -yang'oa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -king'oa -ving'oa n(IX/X) -ing'oa -zing'oa u(XI) -ung'oa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kung'oa pa(XVI) -pang'oa mu(XVIII) -mung'oa Reflexive -jing'oa
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -ng'oa- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -ng'oaye -ng'oao m-mi(III/IV) -ng'oao -ng'oayo ji-ma(V/VI) -ng'oalo -ng'oayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -ng'oacho -ng'oavyo n(IX/X) -ng'oayo -ng'oazo u(XI) -ng'oao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -ng'oako pa(XVI) -ng'oapo mu(XVIII) -ng'oamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -ng'oa) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeng'oa -ong'oa m-mi(III/IV) -ong'oa -yong'oa ji-ma(V/VI) -long'oa -yong'oa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chong'oa -vyong'oa n(IX/X) -yong'oa -zong'oa u(XI) -ong'oa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kong'oa pa(XVI) -pong'oa mu(XVIII) -mong'oa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.