Kiswahili Verbs Week 4 Flashcards
1
Q
-jali
A
To ‘mind’
To care
Sijali = I don’t mind/care
2
Q
-ungua
A
To be burned
3
Q
-imarisha
A
To be made strong
To strengthen
4
Q
-chanika
A
To tear
5
Q
-haribika
A
To be broken
6
Q
-somesha
A
To educate
To instruct
7
Q
-imba
A
To sing
8
Q
-ua
Ua / maua
Ua / nyua
A
To kill
Flower
Fence
9
Q
-anza
A
To begin
“Tuanza.” Let us begin.
10
Q
-ishi
A
To live
11
Q
-fuata
A
To follow
12
Q
-gonga
A
To knock, to hit
13
Q
-shika
A
To hold, to catch
14
Q
-chagua
A
To select
15
Q
-vunja
A
To break
16
Q
-kamata
A
To catch
17
Q
-tengeneza
A
To make, fix, repair
18
Q
-jenga
A
To build
19
Q
- toboa
- tobolewa
A
To drill
To have drilled (passive)
20
Q
-hesabu
A
To count
21
Q
-pamba
A
To decorate
22
Q
-wailiana
A
To communicate
23
Q
-shukuru
A
To be thanful
24
Q
-tania
A
To joke
“Ninatania”. I am joking.
“Niutami tu”. just joking
25
Q
-gonga
A
To knock, to hit
26
Q
-shika
A
To hold, to catch
27
Q
-chagua
A
To select
28
Q
-vunja
A
To break
29
Q
-kamata
A
To catch
30
Q
-tengeneza
A
To make, fix, repair
31
Q
-jenga
A
To build
