Verbs Flashcards
Toka
to come from
ninatoka sitoki unatoka hutoki anatoka hatoki mnatoka hamtoki tunatoka hatutoki wanatoka hawatoki
itwa
to be called
ninaitwa siitwi unaitwa huitwi anaitwa haitwi mnaitwa hamitwi tunaitwa hatuitwi wanaitwa hawaitwi
kaa
to stay
ninakaa sikai unakaa hukai anakaa hakai mnakaa hamkai tunakaa hatukai wanakaa hawakai
ishi
to live
ninaishi siishi unaishi huishi anaishi haishi mnaishi hamishi tunaishi hatuishi wanaishi hawaishi
fanya
to do
fanya nini?
ninafanya sifanyi unafanya nini? hufanyi anafanya nini? hafanyi mnafanya nini? hamfanyi tunafanya nini? hatufanyi wanafanya nini? hawafanyi
jifunza
to learn
ninajifunza sijifunzi unajifunza hujifunzi anajifunza hajifunzi mnajifunza hamjifunzi tunajifunza hatujifunzi wanajifunza hawajifunzi
fundisha
to teach
ninafundisha sifundishi unafundisha hufundishi anafundisha hafundishi mnafundisha hamfundishi tunafundisha hatufundishi wanafundisha hawafundishi
piga (picha)
to take/call a picture
ninapiga sipigi unapiga hupigi anapiga hapigi mnapiga hampigi tunapiga hatupigi wanapiga hawapigi
imba (nyimbo)
sing (songs)
ninaimba unaimba anaimba mnaimba tunaimba wanaimba
endesha (ndege)
to drive (make move), fly, (a plane)
ninaendesha siendeshi unaendesha huendeshi anaendesha haendeshi mnaendesha hamendeshi tunaendesha hatuendeshi wanaendesha hawaendeshi
endesha (gari)
to drive (make move), fly, (a vehicle) ninaendesha siendeshi unaendesha huendeshi anaendesha haendeshi mnaendesha hamendeshi tunaendesha hatuendeshi wanaendesha hawaendeshi
tengeneza (mashine)
fix/make (a machine.)
ninatengeneza sitegenezi unatengeneza hutegenezi anatengeneza hategenezi mnatengeneza hamtegenezi wanategeneza hawategenezi tunategeneza hatutegenezi
tibu (wagonjwa)
to treat (patients) ninatibu sitibu unatibu hutibu anatibu hatibu mnatibu hamtibu tunatibu hatutibu wanatibu hawatibu
wakilisha (watu)
to represent (people)
ninawakilisha siwakilishi unawakilisha huwakilishi anawakilisha hawakilishi mnawakilisha hamwakilishi tunawakilisha hatuwakilishi wanawakilisha hawawakilishi
tayarisha (habari)
to prepare (news)
ninatayarisha sitayarishi unatyarisha hutayarishi anatayarisha hatayarishi mnatayarisha hamtayarishi tunatayarisha hatutayarishi wanatayarisha hawatayarishi
pika (chakula)
to cook (food)
ninapika chakula sipiki chakula unapika chakula hupiki chakula anapika chakula hapiki mnapika chakula hampiki tunapika chakula hatupiki wanapika chakula hawapiki
lima (shambani)
to farm (a field)/cultivate
ninalima silimi unalima hulimi analima halimi mnalima hamlimi wanalima hawalimi tunalima hatulimi
Tibu (wanyama)
to treat (animals)
uza (vitu)
to sell (things) ninauza unauza anauza tunauza
uguza (wagonjwa)
to nurse (patients)
vua (samaki)
to catch (fish).
amka
to wake
vaa (nguo)
to put on (nguo)
kula (tosti)
to eat (toast)
kunywa (chai)
to drink (tea)
soma (kitabu)
to read (a book)
enda (shuleni)
to go (to school)
andika (Sentensi)
to write (sentences)
fanya kazi
to do work
cheza (soka)
to play (soccer)
soma (gazeti)
to read (a newspaper)
safiri (maasai mara)
to traavel (to maasai mara)
Tazama TV
to watch (tv)
Rudi (nyumbani)
to return (home)
nunua (gazeti)
to buy (newspaper)
maliza
finished
sikiliza (muziki)
listen (to music)
penda
to like
taka
to want
what are the rules for monoslabic words?
Affirmative: keep the ku
negative: switch ni to si, remove na, remove ku, and convert a to i.
what are the rules for polyslabic words?
affirmative: remove ka
negative: replace ni with si, remove na, replace a with i.
what are the rules for arabic verbs?
affirmative: add conjugation
negative: replace ni with si, remove na, and keep the original ending.
what are the two types of verbs in kiswahili?
Bantu: end with an a (85%)
Arabic: end with i, u or e. nothing ends in o
shinda
spend the day
umeshindaje?
endelea
progress
ona
to see
kata
to cut
piga mswaki
brush teeth
chana nywele
brush hair
oga mwili
to take a bath/shower
lala
to sleep
sema
to say
ongea
to chat
kimbia
to run
tembea
to walk
cheza dansi
to dance
cheza table tennis
play table tennis
fikiri
to think
ngojea
to wait for
anagojea matatu
ongeza
to add
kuja
to come
sikiliza
to listen
kula chakula cha asubuhi
to eat breakfast
choka
to be tired
hisi
to feel.
Ninahisi baridi- I feel cold
ninahisi njaa- I feel hungry
sikia
to hear
sheng to feel
Hitaji
To need
Weza
Be able/ can
Kufunga
Close, fasten
Kupisha
Give way/let pass
kufungua
To open
Kupata
Get/acquire
Kulisha
Feed
Kuwa
To be
Kufa
To die
Kupa
To give
Kununua
To buy
Kuwa na
To have
KUWA NA: TO HAVE
To say “to have,” we combine “kuwa” (to be) and “na,” the conjunction meaning “with”, “and”, or “by”. The conjugation for the constructed verb is irregular.
In the present tense, we simply combine the subject prefix with “na” in a single word:
Mimi nina: I have
Wewe una: You have
Yeye ana: He/she has
Sisi tuna: We have
Ninyi mna: You all have
Wao wana: They have
When conjugating “kuwa na”in the all other tenses, we return to the normal rules of conjugation, and the “na” is separated from the conjugated verb:
Mimi nilikuwa na: I had
Yeye atakuwa na: He/she will have
Ninyi mmekuwa na: You all have had
kuleta
bring
kupanda
plant or climb
kuvaa
wear
kusafish
to clean
kushinda
win
kulipa
pay
Juju has
Answer
Kuanza
Start
kupumzika
Rest
Kuacha
Leave
Kuchelewa
Be late
Juju has
Answer
Kuanza
Start
kupumzika
Rest
Kuacha
Leave
Kuchelewa
Be late