Verb Stems Flashcards by Geneviève Doiron

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Sleep

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Lala

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Wake Up

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Amka

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Study/ Read

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Soma

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Write

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Andika

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Listen

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Sikiliza

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Play/Dance

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Cheza

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Cook

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Pika

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Eat

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Kula

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Drink

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Kunywa

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Shower

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Oga

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Swim

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Ogelea

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Teach

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Fundisha

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Learn

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Jifunza

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Brush Teeth

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Piga mswaki

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Phone call

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Piga simu

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Converse

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Zungumza

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Say/ speak

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Sema

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Drive Car

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Endesha gari

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Exercise / practice

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Fanya mazoezi

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Work

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Fanya kazi

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Go

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Kwenda

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Come from

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Toka

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Return

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Rudi

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To look at/ watch

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Angalia

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Come

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Kaja

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Run

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Kimbia

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Be sick

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Umwa

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Start/ Begin (Wake up)

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Anza

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Cry

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Lia

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Leave

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Ondoka

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Wait

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Subiri

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Ngoja

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Wait

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Wash Clothes

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Fua nguo

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Like/love

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Penda

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Want

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Taka

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Hitaji

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Need

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Know

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Jua

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Able/ Can

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Weza

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Ask for/ request/ beg

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Omba

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Understand

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Elewa

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Be late

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Chelewa

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Be happy

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Furahi

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Be full (after eating)

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Shiba

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Tired

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Choka

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On time

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Wahi

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Angry

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Kasirika

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Think

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Fikiri

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To see

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Ona

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To tell

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Ambia

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To ask

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Uliza

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To help

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Saidia

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To sell

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Uza

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To buy

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Nunua

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To pay

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Lipa

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Reduce/ decrease

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Punguza

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Increase

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Ongeza

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Answer/ reply

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Jibu

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Walk

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Tembea

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To visit

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Tembelea

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To prepare

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Tengeneza

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To finish

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Maliza

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To laugh

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Cheka

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To be sad

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Sikitika

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To talk

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Ongea

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To look for/ search/ to find

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Tafuta

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To rest/ relax

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Pumzika

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To live

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ishi

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To stay/ reside/ sit

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Kaa

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To arrive/ reach

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fika

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To continue/ carry on

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Endelea

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To be (present tense)

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Ni
“Mimi ni mwanafunzi”

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To not be (present tense)

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Si
“Mimi si Hamisi”

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To have (present tense)

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Prefix + na
“nina pesa”

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To not have (present tense)

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Negative prefix + na
“sina pesa”

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To send

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Tuma

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Be sent

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Tumiwa

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Grow

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Kua

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Grow up

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Kua kulia

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To have (past tense)

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Past tense marker “li” + kuwa na
“nilikuwa na chakula”

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Take a picture

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Piga picha