ongea

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-ongea (infinitive kuongea)

1. to speak, to talk
2. to chat, to converse

Conjugation

Conjugation of -ongea
Positive present -naongea Subjunctive -ongee Negative -ongei Imperative singular ongea
Infinitives
Positive kuongea Negative kutoongea
Imperatives
Singular ongea Plural ongeeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huongea Positive past positive subject concord + -liongea Negative past negative subject concord + -kuongea
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naongea) Singular Plural 1st person ninaongea/naongea tunaongea 2nd person unaongea mnaongea 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaongea wanaongea other classes positive subject concord + -naongea
Negative present (negative subject concord + -ongei) Singular Plural 1st person siongei hatuongei 2nd person huongei hamwongei 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haongei hawaongei other classes negative subject concord + -ongei
Positive future positive subject concord + -taongea Negative future negative subject concord + -taongea
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -ongee) Singular Plural 1st person niongee tuongee 2nd person uongee mwongee 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aongee waongee other classes positive subject concord + -ongee
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siongee Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeongea Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeongea Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliongea Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliongea
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aongea) Singular Plural 1st person naongea twaongea 2nd person waongea mwaongea 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aongea waongea m-mi(III/IV) waongea yaongea ji-ma(V/VI) laongea yaongea ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaongea vyaongea n(IX/X) yaongea zaongea u(XI) waongea see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaongea pa(XVI) paongea mu(XVIII) mwaongea
Perfect positive subject concord + -meongea "Already" positive subject concord + -meshaongea "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaongea "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiongea "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoongea Consecutive kaongea / positive subject concord + -kaongea Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaongee
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niongea -tuongea 2nd person -kuongea -waongea/-kuongeeni/-waongeeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwongea -waongea m-mi(III/IV) -uongea -iongea ji-ma(V/VI) -liongea -yaongea ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiongea -viongea n(IX/X) -iongea -ziongea u(XI) -uongea see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuongea pa(XVI) -paongea mu(XVIII) -muongea Reflexive -jiongea
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -ongea- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -ongeaye -ongeao m-mi(III/IV) -ongeao -ongeayo ji-ma(V/VI) -ongealo -ongeayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -ongeacho -ongeavyo n(IX/X) -ongeayo -ongeazo u(XI) -ongeao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -ongeako pa(XVI) -ongeapo mu(XVIII) -ongeamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -ongea) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeongea -oongea m-mi(III/IV) -oongea -yoongea ji-ma(V/VI) -loongea -yoongea ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choongea -vyoongea n(IX/X) -yoongea -zoongea u(XI) -oongea see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koongea pa(XVI) -poongea mu(XVIII) -moongea
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: -ongelea (“to talk about”)

• Nominal derivations:
  • maongezi (“conversation, chat”)