zonga

Lingala

Verb

zonga

  1. to return

Swahili

Pronunciation
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Verb

-zonga (infinitive kuzonga)

  1. to overwhelm, overpower

Conjugation
Conjugation of -zonga
Positive present -nazonga
Subjunctive -zonge
Negative -zongi
Imperative singular zonga
Infinitives
Positive kuzonga
Negative kutozonga
Imperatives
Singular zonga
Plural zongeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huzonga
Positive past positive subject concord + -lizonga
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuzonga
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nazonga)
Singular Plural
1st person ninazonga/nazonga tunazonga
2nd person unazonga mnazonga
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anazonga wanazonga
other classes positive subject concord + -nazonga
Negative present (negative subject concord + -zongi)
Singular Plural
1st person sizongi hatuzongi
2nd person huzongi hamzongi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hazongi hawazongi
other classes negative subject concord + -zongi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tazonga
Negative future negative subject concord + -tazonga
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -zonge)
Singular Plural
1st person nizonge tuzonge
2nd person uzonge mzonge
3rd person m-wa(I/II) azonge wazonge
other classes positive subject concord + -zonge
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sizonge
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngezonga
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singezonga
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalizonga
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalizonga
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -azonga)
Singular Plural
1st person nazonga twazonga
2nd person wazonga mwazonga
3rd person m-wa(I/II) azonga wazonga
m-mi(III/IV) wazonga yazonga
ji-ma(V/VI) lazonga yazonga
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chazonga vyazonga
n(IX/X) yazonga zazonga
u(XI) wazonga see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwazonga
pa(XVI) pazonga
mu(XVIII) mwazonga
Perfect positive subject concord + -mezonga
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshazonga
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jazonga
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kizonga
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipozonga
Consecutive kazonga / positive subject concord + -kazonga
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kazonge
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nizonga -tuzonga
2nd person -kuzonga -wazonga/-kuzongeni/-wazongeni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mzonga -wazonga
m-mi(III/IV) -uzonga -izonga
ji-ma(V/VI) -lizonga -yazonga
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kizonga -vizonga
n(IX/X) -izonga -zizonga
u(XI) -uzonga see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuzonga
pa(XVI) -pazonga
mu(XVIII) -muzonga
Reflexive -jizonga
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -zonga- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -zongaye -zongao
m-mi(III/IV) -zongao -zongayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -zongalo -zongayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -zongacho -zongavyo
n(IX/X) -zongayo -zongazo
u(XI) -zongao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -zongako
pa(XVI) -zongapo
mu(XVIII) -zongamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -zonga)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yezonga -ozonga
m-mi(III/IV) -ozonga -yozonga
ji-ma(V/VI) -lozonga -yozonga
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chozonga -vyozonga
n(IX/X) -yozonga -zozonga
u(XI) -ozonga see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kozonga
pa(XVI) -pozonga
mu(XVIII) -mozonga
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.
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