gongwa

gongwa

Swahili

Verb

-gongwa (infinitive kugongwa)

1. Passive form of -gonga

Conjugation

Conjugation of -gongwa
Non-finite forms
Form					Positive							Negative
Infinitive					kugongwa							kutogongwa
Simple finite forms
Positive form					Singular							Plural
Imperative					gongwa							gongweni
Habitual					hugongwa
Complex finite forms
Polarity	Persons				Persons / Classes		Classes
	1st		2nd		3rd / M-wa		M-mi		Ma		Ki-vi		N		U	Ku	Pa	Mu
	Sg.	Pl.	Sg.	Pl.	Sg. / 1	Pl. / 2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11 / 14	15 / 17	16	18
Past Positive niligongwa naligongwa tuligongwa twaligongwa uligongwa waligongwa mligongwa mwaligongwa aligongwa waligongwa uligongwa iligongwa liligongwa yaligongwa kiligongwa viligongwa iligongwa ziligongwa uligongwa kuligongwa paligongwa muligongwa Relative niliogongwa naliogongwa tuliogongwa twaliogongwa uliogongwa waliogongwa mliogongwa mwaliogongwa aliogongwa waliogongwa uliogongwa iliogongwa liliogongwa yaliogongwa kiliogongwa viliogongwa iliogongwa ziliogongwa uliogongwa kuliogongwa paliogongwa muliogongwa Negative sikugongwa hatukugongwa hukugongwa hamkugongwa hakugongwa hawakugongwa haukugongwa haikugongwa halikugongwa hayakugongwa hakikugongwa havikugongwa haikugongwa hazikugongwa haukugongwa hakukugongwa hapakugongwa hamukugongwa
Present Positive ninagongwa nagongwa tunagongwa unagongwa mnagongwa anagongwa wanagongwa unagongwa inagongwa linagongwa yanagongwa kinagongwa vinagongwa inagongwa zinagongwa unagongwa kunagongwa panagongwa munagongwa Relative ninaogongwa naogongwa tunaogongwa unaogongwa mnaogongwa anaogongwa wanaogongwa unaogongwa inaogongwa linaogongwa yanaogongwa kinaogongwa vinaogongwa inaogongwa zinaogongwa unaogongwa kunaogongwa panaogongwa munaogongwa Negative sigongwi hatugongwi hugongwi hamgongwi hagongwi hawagongwi haugongwi haigongwi haligongwi hayagongwi hakigongwi havigongwi haigongwi hazigongwi haugongwi hakugongwi hapagongwi hamugongwi
Future Positive nitagongwa tutagongwa utagongwa mtagongwa atagongwa watagongwa utagongwa itagongwa litagongwa yatagongwa kitagongwa vitagongwa itagongwa zitagongwa utagongwa kutagongwa patagongwa mutagongwa Relative nitakaogongwa tutakaogongwa utakaogongwa mtakaogongwa atakaogongwa watakaogongwa utakaogongwa itakaogongwa litakaogongwa yatakaogongwa kitakaogongwa vitakaogongwa itakaogongwa zitakaogongwa utakaogongwa kutakaogongwa patakaogongwa mutakaogongwa Negative sitagongwa hatutagongwa hutagongwa hamtagongwa hatagongwa hawatagongwa hautagongwa haitagongwa halitagongwa hayatagongwa hakitagongwa havitagongwa haitagongwa hazitagongwa hautagongwa hakutagongwa hapatagongwa hamutagongwa
Subjunctive Positive nigongwe tugongwe ugongwe mgongwe agongwe wagongwe ugongwe igongwe ligongwe yagongwe kigongwe vigongwe igongwe zigongwe ugongwe kugongwe pagongwe mugongwe Negative nisigongwe tusigongwe usigongwe msigongwe asigongwe wasigongwe usigongwe isigongwe lisigongwe yasigongwe kisigongwe visigongwe isigongwe zisigongwe usigongwe kusigongwe pasigongwe musigongwe
Present Conditional Positive ningegongwa tungegongwa ungegongwa mngegongwa angegongwa wangegongwa ungegongwa ingegongwa lingegongwa yangegongwa kingegongwa vingegongwa ingegongwa zingegongwa ungegongwa kungegongwa pangegongwa mungegongwa Negative nisingegongwa singegongwa tusingegongwa hatungegongwa usingegongwa hungegongwa msingegongwa hamngegongwa asingegongwa hangegongwa wasingegongwa hawangegongwa usingegongwa haungegongwa isingegongwa haingegongwa lisingegongwa halingegongwa yasingegongwa hayangegongwa kisingegongwa hakingegongwa visingegongwa havingegongwa isingegongwa haingegongwa zisingegongwa hazingegongwa usingegongwa haungegongwa kusingegongwa hakungegongwa pasingegongwa hapangegongwa musingegongwa hamungegongwa
Past Conditional Positive ningaligongwa tungaligongwa ungaligongwa mngaligongwa angaligongwa wangaligongwa ungaligongwa ingaligongwa lingaligongwa yangaligongwa kingaligongwa vingaligongwa ingaligongwa zingaligongwa ungaligongwa kungaligongwa pangaligongwa mungaligongwa Negative nisingaligongwa singaligongwa tusingaligongwa hatungaligongwa usingaligongwa hungaligongwa msingaligongwa hamngaligongwa asingaligongwa hangaligongwa wasingaligongwa hawangaligongwa usingaligongwa haungaligongwa isingaligongwa haingaligongwa lisingaligongwa halingaligongwa yasingaligongwa hayangaligongwa kisingaligongwa hakingaligongwa visingaligongwa havingaligongwa isingaligongwa haingaligongwa zisingaligongwa hazingaligongwa usingaligongwa haungaligongwa kusingaligongwa hakungaligongwa pasingaligongwa hapangaligongwa musingaligongwa hamungaligongwa
Conditional Contrary to Fact Positive ningeligongwa tungeligongwa ungeligongwa mngeligongwa angeligongwa wangeligongwa ungeligongwa ingeligongwa lingeligongwa yangeligongwa kingeligongwa vingeligongwa ingeligongwa zingeligongwa ungeligongwa kungeligongwa pangeligongwa mungeligongwa
General Relative Positive nigongwao tugongwao ugongwao mgongwao agongwao wagongwao ugongwao igongwao ligongwao yagongwao kigongwao vigongwao igongwao zigongwao ugongwao kugongwao pagongwao mugongwao Negative nisiogongwa tusiogongwa usiogongwa msiogongwa asiogongwa wasiogongwa usiogongwa isiogongwa lisiogongwa yasiogongwa kisiogongwa visiogongwa isiogongwa zisiogongwa usiogongwa kusiogongwa pasiogongwa musiogongwa
Gnomic Positive nagongwa twagongwa wagongwa mwagongwa agongwa wagongwa wagongwa yagongwa lagongwa yagongwa chagongwa vyagongwa yagongwa zagongwa wagongwa kwagongwa pagongwa mwagongwa
Perfect Positive nimegongwa tumegongwa umegongwa mmegongwa amegongwa wamegongwa umegongwa imegongwa limegongwa yamegongwa kimegongwa vimegongwa imegongwa zimegongwa umegongwa kumegongwa pamegongwa mumegongwa
"Already" Positive nimeshagongwa tumeshagongwa umeshagongwa mmeshagongwa ameshagongwa wameshagongwa umeshagongwa imeshagongwa limeshagongwa yameshagongwa kimeshagongwa vimeshagongwa imeshagongwa zimeshagongwa umeshagongwa kumeshagongwa pameshagongwa mumeshagongwa
"Not yet" Negative sijagongwa hatujagongwa hujagongwa hamjagongwa hajagongwa hawajagongwa haujagongwa haijagongwa halijagongwa hayajagongwa hakijagongwa havijagongwa haijagongwa hazijagongwa haujagongwa hakujagongwa hapajagongwa hamujagongwa
"If/When" Positive nikigongwa tukigongwa ukigongwa mkigongwa akigongwa wakigongwa ukigongwa ikigongwa likigongwa yakigongwa kikigongwa vikigongwa ikigongwa zikigongwa ukigongwa kukigongwa pakigongwa mukigongwa
"If not" Negative nisipogongwa tusipogongwa usipogongwa msipogongwa asipogongwa wasipogongwa usipogongwa isipogongwa lisipogongwa yasipogongwa kisipogongwa visipogongwa isipogongwa zisipogongwa usipogongwa kusipogongwa pasipogongwa musipogongwa
Consecutive Positive nikagongwa tukagongwa ukagongwa mkagongwa akagongwa wakagongwa ukagongwa ikagongwa likagongwa yakagongwa kikagongwa vikagongwa ikagongwa zikagongwa ukagongwa kukagongwa pakagongwa mukagongwa
Not all possible forms are listed in the table. Transitive verbs can take object concords, relative concords can agree with all noun classes, and many other forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.