Adjectives/Adverbs/Descriptive words Flashcards
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-bi
Class 1 umuntu mubi, 2 abantu babi 3 umuryango mubi 4 imiryango mibi 5 icupa ribi 6 amacupa mabi 7 igiti kibi 8 ibiti bibi 9 inzu mbi 6 amazu mabi 10 inzu mbi 11 urugo rubi 10 ingo mbi 12 akazi kabi 13 utuzi tubi 14 ubwenge bubi 15 ukuguru kubi 6 amaguru mabi 16 ahantu habi
big/large
-nini
Class 1 umugabo munini 2 abagabo banini 3 umuneke munini 4 imineke minini 5 igi rinini 6 amagi manini 7 igitabo kinini 8 ibitabo binini 9 inyoni nini 10 inyoni nini 11 urutoki runini 10 intoki nini 12 agacupa kanini 13 uducupa tunini 14 uburiri bunini 15 ukuguru kunini 16 ahantu hanini
black
umukara
blue
ubururu
Class 1 umuntu w’ubururu 2 abantu b’ubururu 3 umunsi w’ubururu 4 iminsi y’ubururu 5 igi ry’ubururu 6 amagi y’ubururu 7 igitabo cy’ubururu 8 ibitabo by’ubururu 9 inzu y’ubururu 10 ingo z’ubururu 11 urupapuro rw’ubururu 12 impapuro z’ubururu 13 akazi k’ubururu 14 utuzi tw’ubururu 15 ahantu h’ubururu
cold
-konge
color(s)
ibara/amabara
fast, quickly
vuba
few
-ke
Class 2 abapolisi bake 4 imiteja mike 6 amigati mike 8 ibiyaga bike 10 intare nke 13 agacupa gike 14 umato make 15 amezi menshi
firmly (state of being)
ushikamye
gently
witonze
good, blessed, happy
-hire
good/beautiful
-iza
Class 1 umwana mwiza 2 abana beza 3 umunsi mwiza 4 iminsi myiza 5 izina ryiza 6 amazina meza 7 ikibazo kiza 8 ibibazo byiza 9 incuti nziza 10 incuti nziza 11 urugendo rwiza 10 ingendo nziza 12 akarere keza 13 uturere twiza 14 ubuzima bwiza, 15 uku
wezi kwiza, 6 amezi meza 16 ahantu heza
green
icyatsi
grey (color of ash)
ibara ry’ivu
hot
-shyushe cyane
brown
ikigina
loud (state of being)
birasakuza
many/much
-inshi
Class 1 no singulars 2 abarimu benshi 3) umuceri mwinshi 4 imisozi myinshi 6 amazi menshi 8 ibihumbi byinshi 10 inzovu nyishi 11 impapuro nyinshi 12 akazi kenshi 14 amatwi menshi
new
-shya
older, special
-kuru
orange
oranje
pink
ironza
poorly
nabi
quietly
bucece
red
umutuku
short
-gufi
slowly
buhoro buhoro
small/little
-to
Class 1 umugore muto 2 abagore bato 3 umwembe muto 4 imyembe mito 5 isoko rito 6 amasoko mato 7 icyumba gito 8 ibyumba bito 9 imbwa nto 10 imbwa nto 11 urufunguzo ruto 10 imfunguzo nto 12 akagari gato 13 utugari duto 14 uburiri buto 15 ukoboko guto 6 amaboko mato 16 ahuntu hato
softly
buhoro
tall, long
-re-re
warm
-shyushe
well
neza
white
umweru
wide/large
-gari
yellow
umuhondo
very small
-toya
very few/ very little
-keya
very new
-shyashya
blessed
-hire
raw/uncooked
-bisi
tiny
-nzinya
only
-sa
alive/healthy
-zima
holy
-tagatifu