ongeza

Southern Ndebele

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-jòngɪdia.

Verb

-óngeza

  1. to add to

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Swahili

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-jòngɪdia.

Pronunciation
  • Audio (Kenya)(file)

Verb

-ongeza (infinitive kuongeza)

  1. to add or increase

Conjugation
Conjugation of -ongeza
Positive present -naongeza
Subjunctive -ongeze
Negative -ongezi
Imperative singular ongeza
Infinitives
Positive kuongeza
Negative kutoongeza
Imperatives
Singular ongeza
Plural ongezeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huongeza
Positive past positive subject concord + -liongeza
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuongeza
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naongeza)
Singular Plural
1st person ninaongeza/naongeza tunaongeza
2nd person unaongeza mnaongeza
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaongeza wanaongeza
other classes positive subject concord + -naongeza
Negative present (negative subject concord + -ongezi)
Singular Plural
1st person siongezi hatuongezi
2nd person huongezi hamwongezi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) haongezi hawaongezi
other classes negative subject concord + -ongezi
Positive future positive subject concord + -taongeza
Negative future negative subject concord + -taongeza
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -ongeze)
Singular Plural
1st person niongeze tuongeze
2nd person uongeze mwongeze
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aongeze waongeze
other classes positive subject concord + -ongeze
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siongeze
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeongeza
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeongeza
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliongeza
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliongeza
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aongeza)
Singular Plural
1st person naongeza twaongeza
2nd person waongeza mwaongeza
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aongeza waongeza
m-mi(III/IV) waongeza yaongeza
ji-ma(V/VI) laongeza yaongeza
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaongeza vyaongeza
n(IX/X) yaongeza zaongeza
u(XI) waongeza see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwaongeza
pa(XVI) paongeza
mu(XVIII) mwaongeza
Perfect positive subject concord + -meongeza
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshaongeza
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaongeza
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kiongeza
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipoongeza
Consecutive kaongeza / positive subject concord + -kaongeza
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaongeze
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -niongeza -tuongeza
2nd person -kuongeza -waongeza/-kuongezeni/-waongezeni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwongeza -waongeza
m-mi(III/IV) -uongeza -iongeza
ji-ma(V/VI) -liongeza -yaongeza
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiongeza -viongeza
n(IX/X) -iongeza -ziongeza
u(XI) -uongeza see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuongeza
pa(XVI) -paongeza
mu(XVIII) -muongeza
Reflexive -jiongeza
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -ongeza- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -ongezaye -ongezao
m-mi(III/IV) -ongezao -ongezayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -ongezalo -ongezayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -ongezacho -ongezavyo
n(IX/X) -ongezayo -ongezazo
u(XI) -ongezao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -ongezako
pa(XVI) -ongezapo
mu(XVIII) -ongezamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -ongeza)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yeongeza -oongeza
m-mi(III/IV) -oongeza -yoongeza
ji-ma(V/VI) -loongeza -yoongeza
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choongeza -vyoongeza
n(IX/X) -yoongeza -zoongeza
u(XI) -oongeza see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -koongeza
pa(XVI) -poongeza
mu(XVIII) -moongeza
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:
  • Nominal derivations:

Further reading
  • ongeza in Swahili Oxford Living Dictionaries, Oxford University Press

Xhosa

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-jòngɪdia. Cognate with Zulu -engeza.

Verb

-óngeza

  1. (transitive) to increase, to add

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

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