Adjectives Flashcards
-zuri
Beautiful
-ema
Good, morally good
-baya
Bad
-bichi
Raw, unripe
-bovu
Rotten, unfit for use
-chache
Few (only with plural nouns)
-chafu
Dirty, unclean
-chungu
Bitter, unpleasant, painful
-dogo
Small, younger
-ekundu
Red
-embamba
Narrow, thin
-epesi
Lightweight, quick, agile, impatient
-eupe
White, light-colored
-eusi
Black, dark shades
-fupi
Short
-gumu
Hard, difficult
-ingi
Much, many
-ingine
Other, another, different
-kali
Sharp, fierce, intense
-kavu
Dry, hard, waterless
-kubwa
Big, expensive, elder, superior
-kuu
Great, pre-eminent
-ngapi
How many?
-pana
Broad, wide
-pya
New, fresh
-refu
Long, tall, high, deep
-tamu
Sweet, pleasant
-tupu
Empty, unmixed, meaningless
-zima
Whole, sound, perfect
-zito
Heavy (in weight), depressed, thick
-zuri
Nice, pleasing, beautiful
Mgonjwa
Sick, diseased (person)
Mkuu
Pre-eminent (person) ie supervisor, boss
Mwongo
Untruthful (person) ie liar
Mwingine
Another (person), someone else
-enye
Having, possessing, with, in a state or condition
-enyewe
Oneself/oneselves
-ote
All, all of it, the whole
-o, -ote
Any, anyone, any of them
Bora
Good, excellent, first class
Ghali
Expensive
Haba
Few, scarce, not enough
Halali
Lawful, permissible
Haramu
Illegal, forbidden
Hodari
Effective, skilled, able
Kalimu
Complete, whole, perfect
Laini
Soft, smooth, pliable
Maalumu
Special
Rahisi
Cheap, easy
Rasmi
Official
Safi
Clean, correct, in order
Sawa
Alike, equal, level
Tayari
Ready
KilA
Every (precedes noun)
Nusu
A half
Robo
Quarter
Gani?
What? What kind?
Taresa
Soft