Chichewa Verbs Flashcards
1
Q
Kufuna
A
To want
2
Q
Kudziwa
A
To know
3
Q
Kuona
A
To see
4
Q
Kuli
A
To be
5
Q
Kuphunzira
A
To learn
6
Q
Kuphunzitsa
A
To teach
7
Q
Kulambira
A
To worship
8
Q
Kuchita
A
To do
9
Q
Kupeze
A
To find
10
Q
-Pita
A
Go
11
Q
-lalikira
A
Preach / to preach
12
Q
-bwera
A
Come
13
Q
-gwira
A
Catch / hold /grip
14
Q
-taya
A
Drop / lose / throw away
15
Q
-sunga
A
Keep / save
16
Q
-dula
A
Cut / expensive
17
Q
-tseka
A
Close / shut
18
Q
-tsegula
A
Open
19
Q
-mva
A
Hear / feel / understand
20
Q
-mvera
A
Listen to / obey
21
Q
-gwira ntchito
A
Work
22
Q
-gwiritsa ntchito
A
Use / apply
23
Q
-fika
A
Arrive
24
Q
-siya
A
Leave (as in leave off doing something or stop doing something)
25
Q
-choka
A
Leave ( a location)
26
Q
-tenga
A
Take , fetch
27
Q
-ika
A
Put, bury, appoint
28
Q
-chotsa
A
Remove, take off
29
Q
-thandiza
A
Help
30
Q
-lima
A
Cultivate, grow
31
Q
-sewera
A
Play
32
Q
-iwala
A
Forget
33
Q
-yenera
A
Must, should
34
Q
-penda
A
Examine
35
Q
-ba
A
Steal
36
Q
-bwereka
A
Borrow
37
Q
-bweza
A
Give back
38
Q
-chapa
A
Wash (clothes)
39
Q
-Cheza
A
Chat
40
Q
-dwala
A
Be sick
