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Grammar Flashcards

1
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I am [noun]

A

Mimi ni [noun]

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You (s) are [noun]

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Wewe ni [noun]

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He/she is [noun]

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Yeye ni [noun]

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We are [noun]

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Sisi ni [noun]

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5
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You (pl) are [noun]

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Ninyi ni [noun]

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They are [noun]

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Wao ni [noun]

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7
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I have

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Nina

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You (s) have

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Una

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9
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He/she has

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Ana

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10
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We have

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Tuna

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11
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You (pl) have

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Mna

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12
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They have

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Wana

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13
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Present tense prefix

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[person]-na-[verb]

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14
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I am [verb]

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nina[verb]

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You (s) are [verb]

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una[verb]

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16
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He/she is [verb]

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ana[verb]

17
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We are [verb]

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tuna[verb]

18
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You (pl) are [verb]

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mna[verb]

19
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They are [verb]

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wana[verb]

20
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Future tense infix

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ta (e.g. nitapata - I will get)

21
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Past (simple) tense infix

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li (e.g. nilizaliwa - I was born, nilitaka - I wanted NOT I have wanted)

22
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Past (participle) tense infix

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me (e.g nimelala - I have slept. ALWAYS I “have” something

23
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Negative “have”

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Si(na)
Hu(na)
Ha(na)
Hatu(na)
Ham(na)
Hawa(na)
24
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Possessives (people)

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Mtoto, mmjomba, mtu, wazazi, wazee : all are “wangu” (sing or plural)

Dada, kaka, baba, mama, shangazi, binamu: singular is “yangu” and plural is “zangu”

25
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Present tense negation (first person sing.)

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Remove “ku” from ALL, including irregular (kula, kunywa, kuja, etc.)

Remove tense indicator (na)

Add prefix “si”

Change last letter to “i”

e.g. ninakula - sili
ninakimbia - sikimbii

26
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Past tense negation (first person sing.)

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Remove “ku” from ALL, including irregulars.

Add prefix “siku”

e.g. nilikula (I ate) – sikula (I didn’t eat)
nilipenda (I loved) – sikupenda (I didn’t love)

27
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Possessives (stem) for each person

A 
angu
ako
ake
etu
enu
ao
28
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Negation of “have”

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Nina = SIna
Una = Huna
Ana = Hana
Tuna = HAtuna
Mna = HAmna
Wana = HAwana

Swahili (20 decks)

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