ogofya

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Swahili

Etymology

-ogopa (to be afraid) +‎ -ya (causative)

Pronunciation

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Verb

-ogofya (infinitive kuogofya)

  1. Causative form of -ogopa: to frighten
    Synonyms: -ogofisha, -ogopesha

Conjugation

Conjugation of -ogofya
Positive present -naogofya
Subjunctive -ogofye
Negative -ogofyi
Imperative singular ogofya
Infinitives
Positive kuogofya
Negative kutoogofya
Imperatives
Singular ogofya
Plural ogofyeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huogofya
Positive past positive subject concord + -liogofya
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuogofya
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naogofya)
Singular Plural
1st person ninaogofya/naogofya tunaogofya
2nd person unaogofya mnaogofya
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaogofya wanaogofya
other classes positive subject concord + -naogofya
Negative present (negative subject concord + -ogofyi)
Singular Plural
1st person siogofyi hatuogofyi
2nd person huogofyi hamwogofyi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) haogofyi hawaogofyi
other classes negative subject concord + -ogofyi
Positive future positive subject concord + -taogofya
Negative future negative subject concord + -taogofya
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -ogofye)
Singular Plural
1st person niogofye tuogofye
2nd person uogofye mwogofye
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aogofye waogofye
other classes positive subject concord + -ogofye
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siogofye
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeogofya
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeogofya
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliogofya
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliogofya
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aogofya)
Singular Plural
1st person naogofya twaogofya
2nd person waogofya mwaogofya
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aogofya waogofya
m-mi(III/IV) waogofya yaogofya
ji-ma(V/VI) laogofya yaogofya
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaogofya vyaogofya
n(IX/X) yaogofya zaogofya
u(XI) waogofya see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwaogofya
pa(XVI) paogofya
mu(XVIII) mwaogofya
Perfect positive subject concord + -meogofya
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshaogofya
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaogofya
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kiogofya
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipoogofya
Consecutive kaogofya / positive subject concord + -kaogofya
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaogofye
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -niogofya -tuogofya
2nd person -kuogofya -waogofya/-kuogofyeni/-waogofyeni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwogofya -waogofya
m-mi(III/IV) -uogofya -iogofya
ji-ma(V/VI) -liogofya -yaogofya
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiogofya -viogofya
n(IX/X) -iogofya -ziogofya
u(XI) -uogofya see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuogofya
pa(XVI) -paogofya
mu(XVIII) -muogofya
Reflexive -jiogofya
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -ogofya- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -ogofyaye -ogofyao
m-mi(III/IV) -ogofyao -ogofyayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -ogofyalo -ogofyayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -ogofyacho -ogofyavyo
n(IX/X) -ogofyayo -ogofyazo
u(XI) -ogofyao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -ogofyako
pa(XVI) -ogofyapo
mu(XVIII) -ogofyamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -ogofya)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yeogofya -oogofya
m-mi(III/IV) -oogofya -yoogofya
ji-ma(V/VI) -loogofya -yoogofya
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choogofya -vyoogofya
n(IX/X) -yoogofya -zoogofya
u(XI) -oogofya see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -koogofya
pa(XVI) -poogofya
mu(XVIII) -moogofya
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms