Subjunctive Flashcards by Jonathan Markowitz

Am I to wait? / let me wait

Ningoje?

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Are these things to be cleaned?

Vitu hivi visafishwe?

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Call him that I may speak with him

Mwite niseme naye

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It is necessary that you go, now

Lazima uende sasa

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You are obliged to go now

Sharti uende sasa

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It is better that you go now

Afadhali uende sasa

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Irbid best that you go now

Ni bora uende sasa

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It would be advantageous that I wait

Ni heri ningoje

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I want that you go now

Ninataka uende sasa

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You must / it is necessary that you go, now

Lazima uende sasa

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You are obliged to go, now

Sharti uende, sasa

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He has gone to town so as to buy vegetables

Amekwenda mjini anunue mboga

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Let’s go to Mombassa in order to rest

Twende Mombassa sasa ili tupumzika

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He wants me to tell you that you must leave, now.

Anataka nikuambie kwamba (ni) lazima uondoke sasa.

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May these children play football, today?

Watoto hawa wacheze mpira Leo?

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Don’t take more potatoes so that some may be left over for tomorrow

Usichukue viazi vingjne vibaki kwa kesho

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Those visitors have arrived to Moshi to climb Kilimanjaro.

Wageni wale wamefika moshi wapande mlima wa Kilimanjaro.

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Tell Hamisi to give me his chit/reference.

Mwambie Hamisi anipe cheti chake

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The farmer has planted good crops to get a large quantity

Mkulima amepanda mimea mizuri (ili) apate kiasi kikubwa.

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He wants us to stay here until tomorrow morning

Anataka tukae hapa mpaka kesho asubuhi

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What should we give to that blind man?

Tumpe Nini kipofu Yule?

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Are the laborers to wait?

Vibarua wangoje au waondoke?

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The cook has lit a fire in order to cook the food

Mpishi amewasha moto (ili) apike chakula

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You must remember to order tea for 6.30a

Lazima ukumbuke kuleta chai saa kumi na mbili na nusu asubuhi.

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Those chairs had better be put out for the ladies.

Afadhali viti vile vitolewe kwa wanawake

Tell him to tell me so that I may know everything

Waambie waniambie nijue kila kitu.

Let the children return home at a quarter past five

Watoto warudi nyumbani saa kumi na moja na robo.

I have bought a new car in order to learn to drive.

Nimenunua motokaa mpya ili nijifunze kuendesha.

Are the salaries to be increased?

Mishahara iongozwe?

He had best return home

Bora arudi nyumbani

These things must be removed

Vitu hivi lazima viondolewe.

It is as well for us to bathe every day

Yafaa tuoge kila siku.

Where is he to send the luggage?

Aipeleke mizigo wapi?

Tell the cook to lay the table now

Mwambie mpishi apange meza sasa.

Let us full those vessels/containers

Tujaze vyombo vile

That thing is best forgotten

Kitu kile bora kisahaulike

They must be ready at 7a.

Lazima wawe tayari saa moja asubuhi.

Sit, y'all

Mkae

It is bound to rain, today

Lazima inyeshe mvua Leo

Am I to make the guest's bed?

Nitandike kitanda cha mgeni?

Would you buy ten pounds of potatoes?

Ununue ratiki kumi za viazi

They want us to go there in order that they get help.

Wanataka tuende kule ili wapate msaada.

The furniture/vessels must be dusted every day.

Vyombo lazima vipanguswe kila siku.

Let them go to town, now.

Waende mjini sasa

In what/which part are we to feed/pasture the animals, today?

Tulishe wanyama sehemu gani, Leo?

I want the children to have their books, tomorrow.

Ninataka watoto wawe na vitabu vyao kesho

We had better start now

Afadhali tuanze sasa.

Tell them to give you a chit

Waambie wakupe chiti.

It is as well that you get some rest now so as not to get tired.

Yafaa upumzike sasa ili usichoke

The police prevented the people from entering that house.

Askari polisi walizuia watu wasiingie nyumba ile.

The children Must not touch these things

Lazima watoto wasiguse vitu hivi.

Is the cook not to buy bread, today?

Mpishi asinunue mkate, leo?

Tell your father not to give my children food

Mwambie babako asiwape watoto wangu chakula

We tried to climb the mountain but were unable.

Tulijaribu kupanda mlima tusiweze.

Clean these plates well, lest they be dirty.

Safisha (zisafishe) sahani hizi vizuri zisiwe chafu.

Wash your hands lest we eat dirty food.

Nawa mikono yako tusile chakula kichafu.

I have forbidden those people from returning here again.

Nimewakataza watu wale wasirudi hapa tena.

I want you not to use this tool, again

Ninataka usitumie (usikitumie) chombo hiki tena.

This heavy door prevented the thieves from entering.

Mlango mzigo huu uliwazuia wezi wasiingie

You had better not plant those trees today because there is no rain about.

Afadhali usipande miti leo kwa sababu hakuna mvua.

Tell the laborers not to fell those tall trees.

Waambie vibarua wale wasiangushe miti mirefu ile.

Let's not wait here. Let's return home.

Tusingoje hapa, turudi nyumbani.

Don't forget.

Msisahau

Shut the door so that the insects do not come in.

Funga mlango wadudu wasiingie.

Tell the children not to play here

Waambie watoto wasicheze hapa.

What are we to do to prevent the house from falling?

Tufanyeje kuzuia nyumba isianguke.

It has been refused that people cultivate in the forest.

Imekataliwa watu wasilime msituni.

let it not be be that the labor work on Sunday

Vibarua wasifanye kazi Jumapili

The farmers had better not plant their seeds, this month

Afadhali wakulima wasipande mbegu zao mwezi huu.

He fell into the river and was unable to get himself out.

Alianguka mtoni asiweze kujiondoa

The Mistress does not want me to wash the clothes, today.

Memsabu anataka nisifue nguo Leo.

Let us remind our friends to come tomorrow, lest they forget.

Tuwakumbushe rafiki zetu kuja kesho wasisahau.

I have told y'all not to come here to see me again.

Nimewaambieni msije hapa kuniona tena.

The doctor has not yet come today. He is very late.

Mganga hajaja leo. Anechelewa sana.

The children have studied/read for (a period of) exactly 5.5 hours.

Watoto wamesoma kwa muda wa saa tano na nusu kamili.

Your guests will arrive here at a quarter past 3, tomorrow.

Wageni wako watafika hapa saa tisa na robo kesho.

The door is useless because it doesn't close.

Mlango huu ni bure kwa sababu haufungiki.

Let your servant apply insecticide in every room to prevent bugs from being here.

Mtumishi wako apige dawa katika kila chumba kuzuia wadudu wasiwe hapa.

What sort of food will you give these guests?

Utawapa chakula gani, wageni hawa?

I had great luck, yesterday, because I was given a lot of money.

Nikikuwa na bahati kubwa sana jana kwa sababu nilipewa pesa nyingi.

My mother and father have come here to see me.

Mamangu na babake wamekuja hapa kuniona.

We came to Tanzania so as to see animals

Tulikuja Tanzania tuone wanyama