ongezeka

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-ongezeka (infinitive kuongezeka)

1. Stative form of -ongeza: to be enlarged

Conjugation

Conjugation of -ongezeka
Positive present -naongezeka Subjunctive -ongezeke Negative -ongezeki Imperative singular ongezeka
Infinitives
Positive kuongezeka Negative kutoongezeka
Imperatives
Singular ongezeka Plural ongezekeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huongezeka Positive past positive subject concord + -liongezeka Negative past negative subject concord + -kuongezeka
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naongezeka) Singular Plural 1st person ninaongezeka/naongezeka tunaongezeka 2nd person unaongezeka mnaongezeka 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaongezeka wanaongezeka other classes positive subject concord + -naongezeka
Negative present (negative subject concord + -ongezeki) Singular Plural 1st person siongezeki hatuongezeki 2nd person huongezeki hamwongezeki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haongezeki hawaongezeki other classes negative subject concord + -ongezeki
Positive future positive subject concord + -taongezeka Negative future negative subject concord + -taongezeka
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -ongezeke) Singular Plural 1st person niongezeke tuongezeke 2nd person uongezeke mwongezeke 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aongezeke waongezeke other classes positive subject concord + -ongezeke
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siongezeke Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeongezeka Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeongezeka Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliongezeka Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliongezeka
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aongezeka) Singular Plural 1st person naongezeka twaongezeka 2nd person waongezeka mwaongezeka 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aongezeka waongezeka m-mi(III/IV) waongezeka yaongezeka ji-ma(V/VI) laongezeka yaongezeka ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaongezeka vyaongezeka n(IX/X) yaongezeka zaongezeka u(XI) waongezeka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaongezeka pa(XVI) paongezeka mu(XVIII) mwaongezeka
Perfect positive subject concord + -meongezeka "Already" positive subject concord + -meshaongezeka "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaongezeka "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiongezeka "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoongezeka Consecutive kaongezeka / positive subject concord + -kaongezeka Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaongezeke
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niongezeka -tuongezeka 2nd person -kuongezeka -waongezeka/-kuongezekeni/-waongezekeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwongezeka -waongezeka m-mi(III/IV) -uongezeka -iongezeka ji-ma(V/VI) -liongezeka -yaongezeka ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiongezeka -viongezeka n(IX/X) -iongezeka -ziongezeka u(XI) -uongezeka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuongezeka pa(XVI) -paongezeka mu(XVIII) -muongezeka Reflexive -jiongezeka
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -ongezeka- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -ongezekaye -ongezekao m-mi(III/IV) -ongezekao -ongezekayo ji-ma(V/VI) -ongezekalo -ongezekayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -ongezekacho -ongezekavyo n(IX/X) -ongezekayo -ongezekazo u(XI) -ongezekao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -ongezekako pa(XVI) -ongezekapo mu(XVIII) -ongezekamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -ongezeka) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeongezeka -oongezeka m-mi(III/IV) -oongezeka -yoongezeka ji-ma(V/VI) -loongezeka -yoongezeka ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choongezeka -vyoongezeka n(IX/X) -yoongezeka -zoongezeka u(XI) -oongezeka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koongezeka pa(XVI) -poongezeka mu(XVIII) -moongezeka
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.