Key Verbs Flashcards
1
Q
to receive, welcome
A
kupokea
2
Q
to wash your hands
A
kunawa
3
Q
to aim for, go directly
A
kulenga
4
Q
to try hard, strive
A
kujitahidi
5
Q
to visit
A
kutembelea
6
Q
to travel
A
kusafiri
7
Q
to transport
A
kusafirisha
8
Q
to succeed, get it done
A
kufanikia
9
Q
to store, save
A
kuhifadhi
10
Q
to steal
A
kuiba
11
Q
to ripen
A
kuiva
12
Q
to spill, leak fluid
A
kumwaga
13
Q
to refuse (eg. an offer)
A
kukataa
14
Q
to be defeated, fail a task
A
kushindwa
15
Q
to protect, take care of
A
kutunza
16
Q
to agree, understand one another
A
kupatana
17
Q
to lend
A
kukopesha
18
Q
to depend on something
A
kutegemea
19
Q
to oversee, manage
A
kusimamia
20
Q
to invest
A
kuwekeza
21
Q
to enable
A
kuwezesha
22
Q
to match, be equal
A
kulingana
23
Q
to compare
A
kulinganisha
24
Q
to communicate
A
kuwasiliana
25
to agree with one another
kukubaliana
26
to swap, change
kubadilisha
27
to follow
kufuata
28
to be on time/early
kuwahi
29
to differ
kutofautisha
30
to harvest (a crop)
kuvuna
31
to lose
kupotea
32
to balance
kusawazisha
33
to tourist around
kutali
34
to grade/flatten
kutonga
35
to disturb/disrupt
kuvurugia
36
to mess something up
kufumua
37
to feast
kukaramu
38
To turn around
Kugeuza
