Verbs (to ____) Flashcards

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1
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to hit

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kupiga

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2
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to need

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kuhitaji

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3
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to steal

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kuiba

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4
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to like, love

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kupenda

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5
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to wash

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kusukua

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6
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to vomit

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kutapika

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7
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to put

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kuweka

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8
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to bring/give

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kuleta

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9
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to arrive

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kufika

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10
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to do, make

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kufanya

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11
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to want

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kutaka

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12
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to work

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kutumika

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13
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to look for

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kutufuka

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14
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to help

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kusaidia

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15
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to leave

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kutoka

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16
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to read, study

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kusoma

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17
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to close (turn off)

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kufunga

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18
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to open (turn on)

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kunfungua

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19
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to drink

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kukunya

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20
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to return

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kurudi

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21
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to ask

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kuuliza

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22
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to find

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kupata

23
Q

to pray

A

kuomba

24
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to know

A

kuju

25
Q

to play

A

kucheza

26
Q

to clean

A

kusafisha

27
Q

to refuse

A

kukataa; kususa

28
Q

to alleviate

A

kutuliza; kupunguza maumivu

29
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to calm

A

kutuliza

30
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to comfort

A

kufariji

31
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to cope

A

kujimudu

32
Q

to be curable

A

kuponyeka

33
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to cure

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kuponya; kuponyesha

34
Q

to decrease

A

kupungua

35
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to cause to decrease

A

kupunguza

36
Q

to diagnose

A

kuchunguza ugonjwa; kutafuta ugonjwa; kutambua maradhi

37
Q

to feel

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kusikia; kujisikia; kuhisi; kuona (lit. “to see”)

38
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to be ill

A

kuugua

39
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to improve

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kupata nafuu

40
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to inform

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kuarifu; kujulisha

41
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to interview

A

kuhoji

42
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to need

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kuhitaji

43
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to optimize

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kuboresha

44
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to feel relief

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kupata nafuu; kuona nafuu

45
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to strengthen

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kutia nguvu; kuongeza nguvu

46
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to throb/pulsate

A

kupuma

47
Q

to be weak

A

kudhoofika

48
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to weaken

A

kudhoofisha (i.e. to make weak)

49
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to lose weight

A

kukonda

50
Q

to telephone

A

kupiga simu

51
Q

to inject

A

kupiga sindano; kudunga sindano

52
Q

to be sharp

A

kuchongoka

53
Q

to sharpen

A

kuchonga