Subjunctive

Question 1

Vusi, please open the door

Answer 1

Vusi, mawuvule umnyango

Question 2

children, please keep quiet

Answer 2

bantwana, manithule

Question 3

Themba, please chase the dog

Answer 3

Themba, mawuxoshe inja

Question 4

Vusi, please don’t open the door

Answer 4

Vusi, mawungavuli umnyango

Question 5

children, please don’t eat sweets

Answer 5

bantwana, maningadli amaswidi

Question 6

Themba, don’t chase the dog

Answer 6

Themba, mawungaxoshi inja

Question 7

let her buy the bread (Thandi)

Answer 7

makathenge isinkwa

Question 8

let us begin

Answer 8

masiqale

Question 9

let them leave (abafundi)

Answer 9

mabahambe

Question 10

let them sleep (izingane)

Answer 10

mazilale

Question 11

let him speak to the people (inkosi)

Answer 11

mayikhulume abantu

Question 12

she should not buy the bread (Thandi)

Answer 12

makangathengi isinkwa

Question 13

we should not begin

Answer 13

masingaqali

Question 14

they should not leave (abafundi)

Answer 14

mabangahambi

Question 15

they should not sleep (izingane)

Answer 15

mazingalali

Question 16

he should not speak (inkosi)

Answer 16

mayingakhulumi

Question 17

may I sit here

Answer 17

mangihlale

Question 18

may he leave now (Themba)

Answer 18

makahambe manje

Question 19

father wants her to study

Answer 19

uBaba ufuna ukuba afunde

Question 20

Thandi will study in order that she passes

Answer 20

uThandi uzofunda ukuze aphase

Question 21

it is necessary that Themba leaves at 4 in order that he arrives home at 7

Answer 21

kufanele ukuba uThemba ahambe ngo 4 ukuze afike ekhaya ngo 7

Question 22

it is better that the students write the test on Friday

Answer 22

Kungcono ukuthi abafundi babhale isivivinyo ngolwesihlanu

Question 23

it is important that

Answer 23

kubalulekile ukuthi

Question 24

you should

Answer 24

kufanele ukuba

Question 25

you should not

Answer 25

akufanele

Question 26

it is not necessary

Answer 26

akufanele

Question 27

please help

Answer 27

ake usize

Question 28

I will go to the shop and buy milk there

Answer 28

ngizokuya esitolo ngithenge ubisi khona

Question 29

he will go to the beach and swim there

Answer 29

uzokuya olwandle abhukude khona

Question 30

in the morning I get up, I wash and dress and go to work

Answer 30

ekuseni ngiyavuka ngigeze ngiqoke ngiye emsebenzini

Question 31

go home and help mother there

Answer 31

yiya ekhaya usize umama khona

Question 32

eat now unless you want to starve

Answer 32

yidla manje funa ulambe

Question 33

you must hurry lest you miss the bus

Answer 33

kufanele ukuba usheshe hleze ushiywe yibhasi

Question 34

mike will never go there

Answer 34

angeke uMike aye khona

Question 35

we never saw the snake

Answer 35

asizange sibone inyoka

Question 36

might

Answer 36

ngase

Question 37

until

Answer 37

ze

Question 38

we might leave in the afternoon

Answer 38

singase sihambe ntambama

Question 39

we won’t leave until they play

Answer 39

singahambi baze badlale

Question 40

help him

Answer 40

msize

Question 41

fetch them

Answer 41

balande

Question 42

fetch them grannies

Answer 42

balandeni bogogo

Question 43

students help them

Answer 43

bafundi zisizeni

Question 44

should we help him?

Answer 44

simsize yini?

Question 45

should we fetch the children?

Answer 45

sibalande yini abantwana?

Question 46

before that

Answer 46

andukuba

Question 47

we learn Zulu in order that we are able to speak

Answer 47

sifunda isiZulu ukuze sikwazi ukukhuluma sona

Question 48

I study a lot in order that the teacher not push me

Answer 48

ngifunda kakhulu ukuze uthisha angangijezisa

Question 49

I run so that I don’t get fat

Answer 49

ngiygijima ukuse ngingakhuluphala

Question 50

we are leaving now in order that we arrive on time

Answer 50

siyahamba manje ukuze sifike ngesikhathi

Question 51

they bring drinks so that they don’t get thirsty

Answer 51

baletha iziphuzo ukuze bangomi

Question 52

you all help the elderly in order that they don’t get troubled

Answer 52

nisiza abadala ukuze bangahlupheki

Question 53

you all rush so that you don’t get left behind by the bus

Answer 53

niyashesha ukuze ningashiywa yibhasi

passive doesn’t change ending