Chapter 4 - The Polite Imperative Singular & Plural Flashcards
When addressing the "man on the street" - polite - having the sense of "would you...." prefix ku- removed and prefix u- used if singular and m- if plural No infix required and suffix -a again replaced by -e Ex: kufanya becomes u-fany-e Would you do!
1
Q
ufanye
A
would you do
2
Q
ununue
A
would you buy
3
Q
ufike
A
would you arrive
4
Q
ufuate
A
would you follow
5
Q
ufunge
A
would you shut
6
Q
ufungue
A
would you open
7
Q
upige
A
would you hit
8
Q
upike
A
would you cook
9
Q
usafishe
A
would you clean
10
Q
useme
A
would you speak
11
Q
usamehe
A
would you forgive
12
Q
ufikiri
A
would you think
13
Q
urudi
A
would you return
14
Q
ujaribu
A
would you try
15
Q
ujibu
A
would you reply
16
Q
ule
A
would you eat