Verbs Flashcards
To be able to
Kokoka
Infinitive regular
Ko-stem-a
Present general (ex: i work)
(Pronoun)-stem-a
Present momentary (ex: I’m coming)
(Pronoun)-(infinitive verb)
Present participle (I’m reading)
(Pronoun)-zali + (infinitive verb)
Present habitual (I’m used to reading)
(Pronoun)-stem-aka
Past recent/present perfect (ex: I’ve worked)
(Pronoun)-stem-i (ex: nasali)
Past historical /imperfect [i worked (yesterday)]
(Pronoun)-stem-aki [ex: nasalaki]
Past habitual/imperfect (ex: I used to work)
(Pronoun)-stem-aka [nasalaka]
Future immediate [in going to work{
(Pronoun)-stem-a [nasala]
Future remote (ex: I shall work)
(Pronoun)-ko-stem-a OR (pronoun)-(infinitive verb) [nakosala]
To work
Kosala
To be
Kozala
To have
Kozala na
Suffix : causative
-isa (ex: kosalisa= to make sb/smth work)
Suffix: applicative (at, for, to)
-ela (ex: kosalela= to work for)
Suffix: reciprocal
-ana, -ono, -one (ex: kolingana = to love each other)
Suffix: passive (for simple verbs)
-ama, -ema (kolambama= to be cooked)