Bantu Verbs Flashcards
Kula
To eat
Kunywa
To drink
Kuja
To come
Kupa
To give
Kuwa na
To have
Kuwa
To be
Kufa
To die
Kupata
To get “object”
Kufika
To arrive at a place
Kuenda
To go
Kujua
To know
Kutembea
To walk
Kutembelea
To visit
Kukimbia
To run
Kukumbuka
To remember
Kufungua
To open
Kupotea
To be lost
Kupokea
To receive
Kuchoka
To be tired
Kuelewa
To understand
Kulewa
To be drunk
Kuchagua
To choose
Kuzima
To switch off
Kuumwa
To be sick (use with na not me)
Kutaka
To want
Kuleta
To bring
Kusaidia
To help
Kufanya
To do
Kumaliza
To finish something
Kuisha
To be finished i.e. The water is finished
Kupenda
To love/like
Kuangalia
To look/watch
Kusikia
To hear
Kujisikia
To feel
Kununua
To buy
Kulipa
To pay
Kusoma
To study/read
Kupeleka
To send (if you are involved in the action)
Kutuma
To send (if not involved in the action)
Kubeba
To carry
Kucheza
To play
Kusafiaha
To clean
Kueleza
To explain
Kupiga
To hit/beat
Kupika
To cool
Kupiga simu
To make a call
Kupanda
To climb, grow
Kuweza
To be able to/can
Kuweka
To put/keep
