Verbs Flashcards
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Q
Toka
A
to come from
ninatoka sitoki unatoka hutoki anatoka hatoki mnatoka hamtoki tunatoka hatutoki wanatoka hawatoki
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Q
itwa
A
to be called
ninaitwa siitwi unaitwa huitwi anaitwa haitwi mnaitwa hamitwi tunaitwa hatuitwi wanaitwa hawaitwi
3
Q
kaa
A
to stay
ninakaa sikai unakaa hukai anakaa hakai mnakaa hamkai tunakaa hatukai wanakaa hawakai
4
Q
ishi
A
to live
ninaishi siishi unaishi huishi anaishi haishi mnaishi hamishi tunaishi hatuishi wanaishi hawaishi
5
Q
fanya
A
to do
fanya nini?
ninafanya sifanyi unafanya nini? hufanyi anafanya nini? hafanyi mnafanya nini? hamfanyi tunafanya nini? hatufanyi wanafanya nini? hawafanyi
6
Q
jifunza
A
to learn
ninajifunza sijifunzi unajifunza hujifunzi anajifunza hajifunzi mnajifunza hamjifunzi tunajifunza hatujifunzi wanajifunza hawajifunzi
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Q
fundisha
A
to teach
ninafundisha sifundishi unafundisha hufundishi anafundisha hafundishi mnafundisha hamfundishi tunafundisha hatufundishi wanafundisha hawafundishi
8
Q
piga (picha)
A
to take/call a picture
ninapiga sipigi unapiga hupigi anapiga hapigi mnapiga hampigi tunapiga hatupigi wanapiga hawapigi
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Q
imba (nyimbo)
A
sing (songs)
ninaimba unaimba anaimba mnaimba tunaimba wanaimba
10
Q
endesha (ndege)
A
to drive (make move), fly, (a plane)
ninaendesha siendeshi unaendesha huendeshi anaendesha haendeshi mnaendesha hamendeshi tunaendesha hatuendeshi wanaendesha hawaendeshi
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Q
endesha (gari)
A
to drive (make move), fly, (a vehicle) ninaendesha siendeshi unaendesha huendeshi anaendesha haendeshi mnaendesha hamendeshi tunaendesha hatuendeshi wanaendesha hawaendeshi
12
Q
tengeneza (mashine)
A
fix/make (a machine.)
ninatengeneza sitegenezi unatengeneza hutegenezi anatengeneza hategenezi mnatengeneza hamtegenezi wanategeneza hawategenezi tunategeneza hatutegenezi
13
Q
tibu (wagonjwa)
A
to treat (patients) ninatibu sitibu unatibu hutibu anatibu hatibu mnatibu hamtibu tunatibu hatutibu wanatibu hawatibu
14
Q
wakilisha (watu)
A
to represent (people)
ninawakilisha siwakilishi unawakilisha huwakilishi anawakilisha hawakilishi mnawakilisha hamwakilishi tunawakilisha hatuwakilishi wanawakilisha hawawakilishi
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Q
tayarisha (habari)
A
to prepare (news)
ninatayarisha sitayarishi unatyarisha hutayarishi anatayarisha hatayarishi mnatayarisha hamtayarishi tunatayarisha hatutayarishi wanatayarisha hawatayarishi
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Q
pika (chakula)
A
to cook (food)
ninapika chakula sipiki chakula unapika chakula hupiki chakula anapika chakula hapiki mnapika chakula hampiki tunapika chakula hatupiki wanapika chakula hawapiki
17
Q
lima (shambani)
A
to farm (a field)/cultivate
ninalima silimi unalima hulimi analima halimi mnalima hamlimi wanalima hawalimi tunalima hatulimi
18
Q
Tibu (wanyama)
A
to treat (animals)
19
Q
uza (vitu)
A
to sell (things) ninauza unauza anauza tunauza
20
Q
uguza (wagonjwa)
A
to nurse (patients)
21
Q
vua (samaki)
A
to catch (fish).
22
Q
amka
A
to wake
23
Q
vaa (nguo)
A
to put on (nguo)
24
Q
kula (tosti)
A
to eat (toast)
25
kunywa (chai)
to drink (tea)
26
soma (kitabu)
to read (a book)
27
enda (shuleni)
to go (to school)
28
andika (Sentensi)
to write (sentences)
29
fanya kazi
to do work
30
cheza (soka)
to play (soccer)
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soma (gazeti)
to read (a newspaper)
32
safiri (maasai mara)
to traavel (to maasai mara)
33
Tazama TV
to watch (tv)
34
Rudi (nyumbani)
to return (home)
35
nunua (gazeti)
to buy (newspaper)
36
maliza
finished
37
sikiliza (muziki)
listen (to music)
38
penda
to like
39
taka
to want
40
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.
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what are the rules for polyslabic words?
affirmative: remove ka
negative: replace ni with si, remove na, replace a with i.
42
what are the rules for arabic verbs?
affirmative: add conjugation
negative: replace ni with si, remove na, and keep the original ending.
43
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
44
shinda
spend the day
umeshindaje?
45
endelea
progress
46
ona
to see
47
kata
to cut
48
piga mswaki
brush teeth
49
chana nywele
brush hair
50
oga mwili
to take a bath/shower
51
lala
to sleep
52
sema
to say
53
ongea
to chat
54
kimbia
to run
55
tembea
to walk
56
cheza dansi
to dance
57
cheza table tennis
play table tennis
58
fikiri
to think
59
ngojea
to wait for
anagojea matatu
60
ongeza
to add
61
kuja
to come
62
sikiliza
to listen
63
kula chakula cha asubuhi
to eat breakfast
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choka
to be tired
65
hisi
to feel.
Ninahisi baridi- I feel cold
ninahisi njaa- I feel hungry
66
sikia
to hear
| sheng to feel
67
Hitaji
To need
68
Weza
Be able/ can
69
Kufunga
Close, fasten
70
Kupisha
Give way/let pass
71
kufungua
To open
72
Kupata
Get/acquire
73
Kulisha
Feed
74
Kuwa
To be
75
Kufa
To die
76
Kupa
To give
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Kununua
To buy
78
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
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kuleta
bring
80
kupanda
plant or climb
81
kuvaa
wear
82
kusafish
to clean
83
kushinda
win
84
kulipa
pay
85
Juju has
Answer
86
Kuanza
Start
87
kupumzika
Rest
88
Kuacha
Leave
89
Kuchelewa
Be late
90
Juju has
Answer
91
Kuanza
Start
92
kupumzika
Rest
93
Kuacha
Leave
94
Kuchelewa
Be late
