Verbs Flashcards
kufanya
to do
kuanguka
to fall
kungoja
to wait
kununua
to buy, purchase
kufika
to arrive
kupenda
to like, love
kufuata
to follow
kupiga
to beat, hit
kufunga
to shut, close, fasten
kupika
to cook
kufungua
to open, undo
kusafisha
to clean
kujua
to know
kusema
to speak, say
kukaa
to stay, dwell, sit
kusimama
to stand, halt
kukamata
to seize, hold
kutafuta
to search, look for
kukata
to cut, reduce
kutaka
to want
kuleta
to bring, fetch
kuweka
to put, place
kuuza
to sell
kuweza
to be able
kusamehe
to forgive, sacrifice
kubaki
to remain, be left over
kufikiri
to think, consider
kufurahi
to rejoice, be happy
kuketi
to sit
kusafiri
to travel
kurudi
to return
kufaulu
to succeed
kuharibu
to destroy, spoil
kujaribu
to try
kujibu
to answer, reply
kufa
to die
kuja
to come
kuwa
to be, to become
kula
to eat
kunywa
to drink
kwenda
to go
kwisha
to be finished
kufaa
to be suitable, of use (of quality)
kuota
to grow, bask, dream
kuficha
to hide
kupoa
to get cool
kuiva
to be ripe, cooked, ready for eating
kusaidia
to help, assist
kusitawi
to flourish, prosper
kulegea
to be loose, slack
kunuka
to stink, smell
kutoa
to give/put out
kutosha
to be sufficient (of quantity)
kunukia
to smell sweet
kuamka
to wake up
kulima
to cultivate, plough
kuanza
to start, begin
kulipa
to pay
kuchukua
to carry, take
kunusa
to smell something, sniff
kufagia
to sweep
kuona
to see, feel, think
kufuta
to wipe
kupanda
to climb, sow
kuhitaji
to need, require
kupata
to get, obtain
kuingia
to enter in, go in
kusahau
to forget
kujifunza
to learn
kusoma
to read, study
kukauka
to dry, to get dry (active)
kutumia
to use
kutunza
to tend, take care of
kulala
to sleep, lie down
kuwinda
to hunt
kuandika
to write
kuinua
to lift, raise
kuangalia
to watch out, pay attention, look at, be careful of
kujaza
to fill (causative)
kukimbia
to run
kuongeza
to increase, add to
kuchagua
to choose
kupanga
to arrange, hire
kucheza
to play
kupumzika
to rest, stop working
kuendelea
to continue, progress
kutazama
to look at, gaze
kufunika
to cover
kutembea
to walk
kufyeka
to slash, cut with a panga, clear the bush
kutoka
to come out of, come from, go out
kukohoa
to cough
kuuliza
to ask, question
kukubali
to agree
kukumbuka
to remember
kumaliza
to finish
kuzoea
to get used to, become accustomed
kunawa
to wash hands and face
kuzungumza
to converse (with purpose)
kuomba
to beg, pray, ask for a favor
kufukuza
to drive off, chase
kugusa
to touch
kuiba
to steal
kuimba
to sing
kuita
to call, summon
kukaza
to tighten
kukunja
to fold, wrinkle
kulia
to cry out, cry, bark (or make an animal sound)
kuoga
to have a bath, shower
kuokota
to find, come across
kuondoa
to remove, take away
kuondoka
to leave, go away, depart
kupa
to give to
kupangusa
to wipe lightly, dust
kupeleka
to send, deliver
kupima
to measure, test
kupita
to pass (active)
kupokea
to receive
kuzaa
to bear, give birth, yield
kuzaliwa
to be born
kuchanganya
to mix
kucheka
to laugh
kuchimba
to excavate, dig
kuchinja
to slaughter
kufahamu
to know, understand
kugawa
to divide, share out
kujenga
to build
kukusanya
to collect, gather up
kukuta
to find, meet
kuwama
to get stuck (in mud, etc.)
kulinda
to guard, protect
kung’oa
to uproot, pull out
kunyamaza
to keep quiet, silent
kunyoa
to shave hair
kuogopa
to fear, be afraid
kuonyesha
to show, point out (causative of “kuona”)
kupona
to get better
kuruka
to jump, fly
kushika
to catch, hold (with less effort than ‘kamata’)
kushona
to sew
kusikitika
to be sorry, grieve
kusukuma
to push
kusumbua
to trouble, annoy
kutangulia
to precede, go in front/before
kutapika
to vomit
kutengeneza
to repair, put together
kutia
to put (same as kuweka)
kutuma
to send
kutumaini
to hope
kutupa
to throw, throw away
kuua
to kill (not “slaughter”)
kuuma
to bite, to be in pain, sting, hurt
kuvuja
to leak, run out (not run short of)
kuvuka
to cross
kuvuna
to harvest, gather a crop in, reap
kuwahi
to be early/on time; to have ever; to manage to
kuziba
to shut off, cork off, block off
kuzima
to extinguish; to turn off; to switch off
kuzunguka
to go around
