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!
ufanye
would you do
ununue
would you buy
ufike
would you arrive
ufuate
would you follow
ufunge
would you shut
ufungue
would you open
upige
would you hit
upike
would you cook
usafishe
would you clean
useme
would you speak
usamehe
would you forgive
ufikiri
would you think
urudi
would you return
ujaribu
would you try
ujibu
would you reply
ule
would you eat
uje
would you come
uwe
would you be
unywe
would you drink
uende
would you go
mfanye
would you do pl.
mfike
would you arrive pl.
mfuate
would you follow pl.
mfunge
would you close pl.
mfungue
would you open pl.
mnunue
would you buy pl.
mpige
would you hit pl.
mpike
would you cook pl.
msafishe
would you clean pl.
mseme
would you speak pl.
msamehe
would you forgive pl.
mfikiri
would you think pl.
mrudi
would you return pl.
mjaribu
would you try pl.
mjibu
would you reply pl.
mle
would you eat pl.
mje
would you come pl.
mwe
would you be pl.
mnywe
would you drink pl.
mwende
would you go