ogofya

Swahili

Etymology

From -ogopa (“to be afraid”) +‎ -ya (causative).

Pronunciation

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Verb

-ogofya (infinitive kuogofya)

1. Causative form of -ogopa: to frighten

   Synonyms: -ogofisha, -ogopesha

Conjugation

Conjugation of -ogofya
Positive present -naogofya Subjunctive -ogofye Negative -ogofyi Imperative singular ogofya
Infinitives
Positive kuogofya Negative kutoogofya
Imperatives
Singular ogofya Plural ogofyeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huogofya Positive past positive subject concord + -liogofya Negative past negative subject concord + -kuogofya
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naogofya) Singular Plural 1st person ninaogofya/naogofya tunaogofya 2nd person unaogofya mnaogofya 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaogofya wanaogofya other classes positive subject concord + -naogofya
Negative present (negative subject concord + -ogofyi) Singular Plural 1st person siogofyi hatuogofyi 2nd person huogofyi hamwogofyi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haogofyi hawaogofyi other classes negative subject concord + -ogofyi
Positive future positive subject concord + -taogofya Negative future negative subject concord + -taogofya
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -ogofye) Singular Plural 1st person niogofye tuogofye 2nd person uogofye mwogofye 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aogofye waogofye other classes positive subject concord + -ogofye
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siogofye Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeogofya Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeogofya Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliogofya Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliogofya
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aogofya) Singular Plural 1st person naogofya twaogofya 2nd person waogofya mwaogofya 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aogofya waogofya m-mi(III/IV) waogofya yaogofya ji-ma(V/VI) laogofya yaogofya ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaogofya vyaogofya n(IX/X) yaogofya zaogofya u(XI) waogofya see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaogofya pa(XVI) paogofya mu(XVIII) mwaogofya
Perfect positive subject concord + -meogofya "Already" positive subject concord + -meshaogofya "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaogofya "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiogofya "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoogofya Consecutive kaogofya / positive subject concord + -kaogofya Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaogofye
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niogofya -tuogofya 2nd person -kuogofya -waogofya/-kuogofyeni/-waogofyeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwogofya -waogofya m-mi(III/IV) -uogofya -iogofya ji-ma(V/VI) -liogofya -yaogofya ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiogofya -viogofya n(IX/X) -iogofya -ziogofya u(XI) -uogofya see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuogofya pa(XVI) -paogofya mu(XVIII) -muogofya Reflexive -jiogofya
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -ogofya- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -ogofyaye -ogofyao m-mi(III/IV) -ogofyao -ogofyayo ji-ma(V/VI) -ogofyalo -ogofyayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -ogofyacho -ogofyavyo n(IX/X) -ogofyayo -ogofyazo u(XI) -ogofyao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -ogofyako pa(XVI) -ogofyapo mu(XVIII) -ogofyamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -ogofya) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeogofya -oogofya m-mi(III/IV) -oogofya -yoogofya ji-ma(V/VI) -loogofya -yoogofya ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choogofya -vyoogofya n(IX/X) -yoogofya -zoogofya u(XI) -oogofya see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koogofya pa(XVI) -poogofya mu(XVIII) -moogofya
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Nominal derivations:
  • ogofyo (“threat”)