gongagonga

Swahili

Etymology

Reduplication of gonga.

Pronunciation

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Verb

-gongagonga (infinitive kugongagonga)

1. to pound

Conjugation

Conjugation of -gongagonga
Positive present -nagongagonga Subjunctive -gongagonge Negative -gongagongi Imperative singular gongagonga
Infinitives
Positive kugongagonga Negative kutogongagonga
Imperatives
Singular gongagonga Plural gongagongeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hugongagonga Positive past positive subject concord + -ligongagonga Negative past negative subject concord + -kugongagonga
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nagongagonga) Singular Plural 1st person ninagongagonga/nagongagonga tunagongagonga 2nd person unagongagonga mnagongagonga 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anagongagonga wanagongagonga other classes positive subject concord + -nagongagonga
Negative present (negative subject concord + -gongagongi) Singular Plural 1st person sigongagongi hatugongagongi 2nd person hugongagongi hamgongagongi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hagongagongi hawagongagongi other classes negative subject concord + -gongagongi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tagongagonga Negative future negative subject concord + -tagongagonga
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -gongagonge) Singular Plural 1st person nigongagonge tugongagonge 2nd person ugongagonge mgongagonge 3rd person m-wa(I/II) agongagonge wagongagonge other classes positive subject concord + -gongagonge
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sigongagonge Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngegongagonga Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singegongagonga Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaligongagonga Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaligongagonga
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -agongagonga) Singular Plural 1st person nagongagonga twagongagonga 2nd person wagongagonga mwagongagonga 3rd person m-wa(I/II) agongagonga wagongagonga m-mi(III/IV) wagongagonga yagongagonga ji-ma(V/VI) lagongagonga yagongagonga ki-vi(VII/VIII) chagongagonga vyagongagonga n(IX/X) yagongagonga zagongagonga u(XI) wagongagonga see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwagongagonga pa(XVI) pagongagonga mu(XVIII) mwagongagonga
Perfect positive subject concord + -megongagonga "Already" positive subject concord + -meshagongagonga "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jagongagonga "If/When" positive subject concord + -kigongagonga "If not" positive subject concord + -sipogongagonga Consecutive kagongagonga / positive subject concord + -kagongagonga Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kagongagonge
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nigongagonga -tugongagonga 2nd person -kugongagonga -wagongagonga/-kugongagongeni/-wagongagongeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mgongagonga -wagongagonga m-mi(III/IV) -ugongagonga -igongagonga ji-ma(V/VI) -ligongagonga -yagongagonga ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kigongagonga -vigongagonga n(IX/X) -igongagonga -zigongagonga u(XI) -ugongagonga see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kugongagonga pa(XVI) -pagongagonga mu(XVIII) -mugongagonga Reflexive -jigongagonga
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -gongagonga- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -gongagongaye -gongagongao m-mi(III/IV) -gongagongao -gongagongayo ji-ma(V/VI) -gongagongalo -gongagongayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -gongagongacho -gongagongavyo n(IX/X) -gongagongayo -gongagongazo u(XI) -gongagongao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -gongagongako pa(XVI) -gongagongapo mu(XVIII) -gongagongamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -gongagonga) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yegongagonga -ogongagonga m-mi(III/IV) -ogongagonga -yogongagonga ji-ma(V/VI) -logongagonga -yogongagonga ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chogongagonga -vyogongagonga n(IX/X) -yogongagonga -zogongagonga u(XI) -ogongagonga see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kogongagonga pa(XVI) -pogongagonga mu(XVIII) -mogongagonga
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.