ongoza

Swahili

Verb

-ongoza (infinitive kuongoza)

Causative form of -ongoa: to lead

Conjugation

Conjugation of -ongoza

Non-finite forms

Form

Positive

Negative

Infinitive

kuongoza

kutoongoza

Simple finite forms

Positive form

Singular

Plural

Imperative

ongoza

ongozeni

Habitual

huongoza

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	niliongoza naliongoza	tuliongoza twaliongoza	uliongoza waliongoza	mliongoza mwaliongoza	aliongoza	waliongoza	uliongoza	iliongoza	liliongoza	yaliongoza	kiliongoza	viliongoza	iliongoza	ziliongoza	uliongoza	kuliongoza	paliongoza	muliongoza
Relative	nilioongoza nalioongoza	tulioongoza twalioongoza	ulioongoza walioongoza	mlioongoza mwalioongoza	alioongoza	walioongoza	ulioongoza	ilioongoza	lilioongoza	yalioongoza	kilioongoza	vilioongoza	ilioongoza	zilioongoza	ulioongoza	kulioongoza	palioongoza	mulioongoza
Negative	sikuongoza	hatukuongoza	hukuongoza	hamkuongoza	hakuongoza	hawakuongoza	haukuongoza	haikuongoza	halikuongoza	hayakuongoza	hakikuongoza	havikuongoza	haikuongoza	hazikuongoza	haukuongoza	hakukuongoza	hapakuongoza	hamukuongoza

Present
Positive	ninaongoza naongoza	tunaongoza	unaongoza	mnaongoza	anaongoza	wanaongoza	unaongoza	inaongoza	linaongoza	yanaongoza	kinaongoza	vinaongoza	inaongoza	zinaongoza	unaongoza	kunaongoza	panaongoza	munaongoza
Relative	ninaoongoza naoongoza	tunaoongoza	unaoongoza	mnaoongoza	anaoongoza	wanaoongoza	unaoongoza	inaoongoza	linaoongoza	yanaoongoza	kinaoongoza	vinaoongoza	inaoongoza	zinaoongoza	unaoongoza	kunaoongoza	panaoongoza	munaoongoza
Negative	siongozi	hatuongozi	huongozi	hamongozi	haongozi	hawaongozi	hauongozi	haiongozi	haliongozi	hayaongozi	hakiongozi	haviongozi	haiongozi	haziongozi	hauongozi	hakuongozi	hapaongozi	hamuongozi

Future
Positive	nitaongoza	tutaongoza	utaongoza	mtaongoza	ataongoza	wataongoza	utaongoza	itaongoza	litaongoza	yataongoza	kitaongoza	vitaongoza	itaongoza	zitaongoza	utaongoza	kutaongoza	pataongoza	mutaongoza
Relative	nitakaoongoza	tutakaoongoza	utakaoongoza	mtakaoongoza	atakaoongoza	watakaoongoza	utakaoongoza	itakaoongoza	litakaoongoza	yatakaoongoza	kitakaoongoza	vitakaoongoza	itakaoongoza	zitakaoongoza	utakaoongoza	kutakaoongoza	patakaoongoza	mutakaoongoza
Negative	sitaongoza	hatutaongoza	hutaongoza	hamtaongoza	hataongoza	hawataongoza	hautaongoza	haitaongoza	halitaongoza	hayataongoza	hakitaongoza	havitaongoza	haitaongoza	hazitaongoza	hautaongoza	hakutaongoza	hapataongoza	hamutaongoza

Subjunctive
Positive	niongoze	tuongoze	uongoze	mongoze	aongoze	waongoze	uongoze	iongoze	liongoze	yaongoze	kiongoze	viongoze	iongoze	ziongoze	uongoze	kuongoze	paongoze	muongoze
Negative	nisiongoze	tusiongoze	usiongoze	msiongoze	asiongoze	wasiongoze	usiongoze	isiongoze	lisiongoze	yasiongoze	kisiongoze	visiongoze	isiongoze	zisiongoze	usiongoze	kusiongoze	pasiongoze	musiongoze

Present Conditional
Positive	ningeongoza	tungeongoza	ungeongoza	mngeongoza	angeongoza	wangeongoza	ungeongoza	ingeongoza	lingeongoza	yangeongoza	kingeongoza	vingeongoza	ingeongoza	zingeongoza	ungeongoza	kungeongoza	pangeongoza	mungeongoza
Negative	nisingeongoza singeongoza	tusingeongoza hatungeongoza	usingeongoza hungeongoza	msingeongoza hamngeongoza	asingeongoza hangeongoza	wasingeongoza hawangeongoza	usingeongoza haungeongoza	isingeongoza haingeongoza	lisingeongoza halingeongoza	yasingeongoza hayangeongoza	kisingeongoza hakingeongoza	visingeongoza havingeongoza	isingeongoza haingeongoza	zisingeongoza hazingeongoza	usingeongoza haungeongoza	kusingeongoza hakungeongoza	pasingeongoza hapangeongoza	musingeongoza hamungeongoza

Past Conditional
Positive	ningaliongoza	tungaliongoza	ungaliongoza	mngaliongoza	angaliongoza	wangaliongoza	ungaliongoza	ingaliongoza	lingaliongoza	yangaliongoza	kingaliongoza	vingaliongoza	ingaliongoza	zingaliongoza	ungaliongoza	kungaliongoza	pangaliongoza	mungaliongoza
Negative	nisingaliongoza singaliongoza	tusingaliongoza hatungaliongoza	usingaliongoza hungaliongoza	msingaliongoza hamngaliongoza	asingaliongoza hangaliongoza	wasingaliongoza hawangaliongoza	usingaliongoza haungaliongoza	isingaliongoza haingaliongoza	lisingaliongoza halingaliongoza	yasingaliongoza hayangaliongoza	kisingaliongoza hakingaliongoza	visingaliongoza havingaliongoza	isingaliongoza haingaliongoza	zisingaliongoza hazingaliongoza	usingaliongoza haungaliongoza	kusingaliongoza hakungaliongoza	pasingaliongoza hapangaliongoza	musingaliongoza hamungaliongoza

Conditional Contrary to Fact
Positive	ningeliongoza	tungeliongoza	ungeliongoza	mngeliongoza	angeliongoza	wangeliongoza	ungeliongoza	ingeliongoza	lingeliongoza	yangeliongoza	kingeliongoza	vingeliongoza	ingeliongoza	zingeliongoza	ungeliongoza	kungeliongoza	pangeliongoza	mungeliongoza

General Relative
Positive	niongozao	tuongozao	uongozao	mongozao	aongozao	waongozao	uongozao	iongozao	liongozao	yaongozao	kiongozao	viongozao	iongozao	ziongozao	uongozao	kuongozao	paongozao	muongozao
Negative	nisioongoza	tusioongoza	usioongoza	msioongoza	asioongoza	wasioongoza	usioongoza	isioongoza	lisioongoza	yasioongoza	kisioongoza	visioongoza	isioongoza	zisioongoza	usioongoza	kusioongoza	pasioongoza	musioongoza

Gnomic
Positive	naongoza	twaongoza	waongoza	mwaongoza	aongoza	waongoza	waongoza	yaongoza	laongoza	yaongoza	chaongoza	vyaongoza	yaongoza	zaongoza	waongoza	kwaongoza	paongoza	mwaongoza

Perfect
Positive	nimeongoza	tumeongoza	umeongoza	mmeongoza	ameongoza	wameongoza	umeongoza	imeongoza	limeongoza	yameongoza	kimeongoza	vimeongoza	imeongoza	zimeongoza	umeongoza	kumeongoza	pameongoza	mumeongoza

"Already"
Positive	nimeshaongoza	tumeshaongoza	umeshaongoza	mmeshaongoza	ameshaongoza	wameshaongoza	umeshaongoza	imeshaongoza	limeshaongoza	yameshaongoza	kimeshaongoza	vimeshaongoza	imeshaongoza	zimeshaongoza	umeshaongoza	kumeshaongoza	pameshaongoza	mumeshaongoza

"Not yet"
Negative	sijaongoza	hatujaongoza	hujaongoza	hamjaongoza	hajaongoza	hawajaongoza	haujaongoza	haijaongoza	halijaongoza	hayajaongoza	hakijaongoza	havijaongoza	haijaongoza	hazijaongoza	haujaongoza	hakujaongoza	hapajaongoza	hamujaongoza

"If/When"
Positive	nikiongoza	tukiongoza	ukiongoza	mkiongoza	akiongoza	wakiongoza	ukiongoza	ikiongoza	likiongoza	yakiongoza	kikiongoza	vikiongoza	ikiongoza	zikiongoza	ukiongoza	kukiongoza	pakiongoza	mukiongoza

"If not"
Negative	nisipoongoza	tusipoongoza	usipoongoza	msipoongoza	asipoongoza	wasipoongoza	usipoongoza	isipoongoza	lisipoongoza	yasipoongoza	kisipoongoza	visipoongoza	isipoongoza	zisipoongoza	usipoongoza	kusipoongoza	pasipoongoza	musipoongoza

Consecutive
Positive	nikaongoza	tukaongoza	ukaongoza	mkaongoza	akaongoza	wakaongoza	ukaongoza	ikaongoza	likaongoza	yakaongoza	kikaongoza	vikaongoza	ikaongoza	zikaongoza	ukaongoza	kukaongoza	pakaongoza	mukaongoza

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.

Derived terms

Verbal derivations:
- Passive: -ongozwa (“be led”)
- Reciprocal: -ongozana
- Stative: -ongozeka (“be driven forward”): to move together in the same direction; towards a common goal

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