pongeza

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-pongeza (infinitive kupongeza)

1. Causative form of -pongea: to congratulate

Conjugation

Conjugation of -pongeza
Positive present -napongeza Subjunctive -pongeze Negative -pongezi Imperative singular pongeza
Infinitives
Positive kupongeza Negative kutopongeza
Imperatives
Singular pongeza Plural pongezeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hupongeza Positive past positive subject concord + -lipongeza Negative past negative subject concord + -kupongeza
Positive present (positive subject concord + -napongeza) Singular Plural 1st person ninapongeza/napongeza tunapongeza 2nd person unapongeza mnapongeza 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anapongeza wanapongeza other classes positive subject concord + -napongeza
Negative present (negative subject concord + -pongezi) Singular Plural 1st person sipongezi hatupongezi 2nd person hupongezi hampongezi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hapongezi hawapongezi other classes negative subject concord + -pongezi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tapongeza Negative future negative subject concord + -tapongeza
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -pongeze) Singular Plural 1st person nipongeze tupongeze 2nd person upongeze mpongeze 3rd person m-wa(I/II) apongeze wapongeze other classes positive subject concord + -pongeze
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sipongeze Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngepongeza Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singepongeza Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalipongeza Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalipongeza
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -apongeza) Singular Plural 1st person napongeza twapongeza 2nd person wapongeza mwapongeza 3rd person m-wa(I/II) apongeza wapongeza m-mi(III/IV) wapongeza yapongeza ji-ma(V/VI) lapongeza yapongeza ki-vi(VII/VIII) chapongeza vyapongeza n(IX/X) yapongeza zapongeza u(XI) wapongeza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwapongeza pa(XVI) papongeza mu(XVIII) mwapongeza
Perfect positive subject concord + -mepongeza "Already" positive subject concord + -meshapongeza "Not yet" negative subject concord + -japongeza "If/When" positive subject concord + -kipongeza "If not" positive subject concord + -sipopongeza Consecutive kapongeza / positive subject concord + -kapongeza Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kapongeze
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nipongeza -tupongeza 2nd person -kupongeza -wapongeza/-kupongezeni/-wapongezeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mpongeza -wapongeza m-mi(III/IV) -upongeza -ipongeza ji-ma(V/VI) -lipongeza -yapongeza ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kipongeza -vipongeza n(IX/X) -ipongeza -zipongeza u(XI) -upongeza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kupongeza pa(XVI) -papongeza mu(XVIII) -mupongeza Reflexive -jipongeza
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -pongeza- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -pongezaye -pongezao m-mi(III/IV) -pongezao -pongezayo ji-ma(V/VI) -pongezalo -pongezayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -pongezacho -pongezavyo n(IX/X) -pongezayo -pongezazo u(XI) -pongezao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -pongezako pa(XVI) -pongezapo mu(XVIII) -pongezamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -pongeza) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yepongeza -opongeza m-mi(III/IV) -opongeza -yopongeza ji-ma(V/VI) -lopongeza -yopongeza ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chopongeza -vyopongeza n(IX/X) -yopongeza -zopongeza u(XI) -opongeza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kopongeza pa(XVI) -popongeza mu(XVIII) -mopongeza
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:
  • pongezi (“congratulations”)