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Swahili
Etymology
-ogopa (“to be afraid”) + -ya (causative)
Pronunciation
Verb
-ogofya (infinitive kuogofya)
- Causative form of -ogopa: to frighten
- Synonyms: -ogofisha, -ogopesha
Conjugation
Conjugation of -ogofya
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Positive present
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-naogofya
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Subjunctive
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-ogofye
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Negative
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-ogofyi
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Imperative singular
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ogofya
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Infinitives
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Imperatives
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Tensed forms
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Habitual
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huogofya
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Positive past
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positive subject concord + -liogofya
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Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuogofya
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Positive present (positive subject concord + -naogofya)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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ninaogofya/naogofya
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tunaogofya
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2nd person
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unaogofya
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mnaogofya
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anaogofya
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wanaogofya
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other classes
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positive subject concord + -naogofya
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Negative present (negative subject concord + -ogofyi)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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siogofyi
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hatuogofyi
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2nd person
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huogofyi
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hamwogofyi
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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haogofyi
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hawaogofyi
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other classes
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negative subject concord + -ogofyi
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Positive future
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positive subject concord + -taogofya
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Negative future
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negative subject concord + -taogofya
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Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -ogofye)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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niogofye
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tuogofye
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2nd person
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uogofye
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mwogofye
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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aogofye
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waogofye
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other classes
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positive subject concord + -ogofye
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Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -siogofye
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Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngeogofya
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Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singeogofya
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Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngaliogofya
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Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singaliogofya
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Perfect
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positive subject concord + -meogofya
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"Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshaogofya
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"Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jaogofya
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"If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kiogofya
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"If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipoogofya
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Consecutive
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kaogofya / positive subject concord + -kaogofya
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Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kaogofye
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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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Derived terms