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)

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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:
  • Passive: -ongezwa (“to be increased”)
  • Stative: -ongezeka (“to be enlarged”)

• Nominal derivations:
  • nyongeza (“addition, supplement”)
  • ongezeko (“increase”)

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.