New Grammar 1

Question 1

only, by itself

Answer 1

-dwa
ngedwa < sodwa
wedwa < nodwa
yedwa < bodwa
kodwa

Question 2

negative past (v)

Answer 2

a ---- i
angi - i < asi - i
awu - i < ani - i
aka - i < aba - i
aku - i

Question 3

possessive stems

Answer 3

1st - mi
2nd - kho
3rd - khe

Question 4

subject marker + locative

Answer 4

ngisekilasini < sisekilasini
usekilasini < nisekilasini
usekilasini < basekilasini

Question 5

like (simile)

Answer 5

njenga-

Question 6

Kenton runs like a cat

Answer 6

Kenton ugijima njengekathi.

Question 7

To help (somebody) with (something)

Answer 7

ukusiza (somebody) with (something)

Question 8

Sibongile helps his mother with work in the kitchen.

Answer 8

USibongile usiza umama ngomsebenzi ekhishini.

Question 9

Object markers: come before the verb stem

Answer 9

• ngi- < -si-
• ku- < -ni-
• mu- < -ba-
• ku-

Question 10

Negative imperative

Answer 10

musa uku. . .

musani uku. . .

Question 11

Future tense
1.
2.
3.

Answer 11

1. -zo- : pollysyllabic stem. Isibonelo: Ngizofunda.
2. -zokw- : vowel initial stem. Isibonelo: Ngizokwenza.
3. -zo(ku)- : monosyllabic stem. Isibonelo: ngizo(ku)dla.

Question 12

do you have?

Answer 12

ukwba na- : conjugation depends on class

um / n = unaye
aba / o = unabo
ili = unalo ipeni
isi = unaso isinkwa
izi(n) = unazo izitsha
u(lu) = unalo ubisi
ubu = unabo ubuhlalu
uku = unakho ukudla
in / im = unayo imali
(nh) um = unawo umsebenzi
imi = unayo imisebenzi
ama = unawo amaqanda
(nh) u = unawo ushukela

Question 13

here is / here are

Answer 13

ili = nali ipeni
isi = nasi isinkwa
izi(n) = nazi izinkwa
u(lu) = nalu ubisi
ubu = nabu ubuhlalu 
uku = nakhu ukudla
in / im = nayi imali
(nh) um = nawu umsebenzi
imi = nayi imithwalo yakho
ama = nawa amaqanda
(nh) u = nawu ushukela