ongoza

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-ongoza (infinitive kuongoza)

1. Causative form of -ongoa: to lead

Conjugation

Conjugation of -ongoza
Positive present -naongoza Subjunctive -ongoze Negative -ongozi Imperative singular ongoza
Infinitives
Positive kuongoza Negative kutoongoza
Imperatives
Singular ongoza Plural ongozeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huongoza Positive past positive subject concord + -liongoza Negative past negative subject concord + -kuongoza
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naongoza) Singular Plural 1st person ninaongoza/naongoza tunaongoza 2nd person unaongoza mnaongoza 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaongoza wanaongoza other classes positive subject concord + -naongoza
Negative present (negative subject concord + -ongozi) Singular Plural 1st person siongozi hatuongozi 2nd person huongozi hamwongozi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haongozi hawaongozi other classes negative subject concord + -ongozi
Positive future positive subject concord + -taongoza Negative future negative subject concord + -taongoza
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -ongoze) Singular Plural 1st person niongoze tuongoze 2nd person uongoze mwongoze 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aongoze waongoze other classes positive subject concord + -ongoze
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siongoze Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeongoza Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeongoza Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliongoza Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliongoza
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aongoza) Singular Plural 1st person naongoza twaongoza 2nd person waongoza mwaongoza 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aongoza waongoza m-mi(III/IV) waongoza yaongoza ji-ma(V/VI) laongoza yaongoza ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaongoza vyaongoza n(IX/X) yaongoza zaongoza u(XI) waongoza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaongoza pa(XVI) paongoza mu(XVIII) mwaongoza
Perfect positive subject concord + -meongoza "Already" positive subject concord + -meshaongoza "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaongoza "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiongoza "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoongoza Consecutive kaongoza / positive subject concord + -kaongoza Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaongoze
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niongoza -tuongoza 2nd person -kuongoza -waongoza/-kuongozeni/-waongozeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwongoza -waongoza m-mi(III/IV) -uongoza -iongoza ji-ma(V/VI) -liongoza -yaongoza ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiongoza -viongoza n(IX/X) -iongoza -ziongoza u(XI) -uongoza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuongoza pa(XVI) -paongoza mu(XVIII) -muongoza Reflexive -jiongoza
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -ongoza- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -ongozaye -ongozao m-mi(III/IV) -ongozao -ongozayo ji-ma(V/VI) -ongozalo -ongozayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -ongozacho -ongozavyo n(IX/X) -ongozayo -ongozazo u(XI) -ongozao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -ongozako pa(XVI) -ongozapo mu(XVIII) -ongozamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -ongoza) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeongoza -oongoza m-mi(III/IV) -oongoza -yoongoza ji-ma(V/VI) -loongoza -yoongoza ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choongoza -vyoongoza n(IX/X) -yoongoza -zoongoza u(XI) -oongoza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koongoza pa(XVI) -poongoza mu(XVIII) -moongoza
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:
  • Passive: -ongozwa (“be led”)
  • Reciprocal: -ongozana (“to move together in the same direction; towards a common goal”)
  • Stative: -ongozeka (“be driven forward”)

• Nominal derivations:
  • kiongozi (“leader”)
  • maongozi (“guideline”)
  • mwongozo (“guideline”)
  • uongozaji