Negation in the Present Tense 1 Flashcards

Important characteristics: 1) the affirmative ending -a- changes to -i in the negative. 2) the present tense infix -na- is omitted. 3) the negative prefix ha- is added. **Exceptions mimi (si), wewe+yeye (h)

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Q

Mimi ninatoka (I’m leaving)

A

Mimi sitoki (I’m not leaving)

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Wewe unatoka (You’re leaving)

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Wewe hutoki (You’re not leaving)

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Yeye anatoka (S/he is leaving)

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Yeye hatoki (S/he is not leaving)

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Q

Sisi tunatoka (We’re leaving)

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Sisi hatutoki (We’re not leaving)

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Nyinyi mnatoka (You’re leaving)

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Nyinyi hamtoki (You’re not leaving)

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Wao wanatoka (They’re leaving)

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Wao hawatoki (They’re not leaving

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