Monday, February 26, 2018

Imperative of you; ye (Learn Swahili)



plainpolitenegative
Fanyeni !Mfanye !do !Msifanye !don't do !
Fungeni !Mfunge !close !Msifunge !don't close !
Fungueni !Mfungue !open !Msifungue !don't open !
Kamateni !Mkamate !catch !Msikamate !don't catch !
Ngojeni !Mngoje !wait !Msingoje !don't wait !
Safisheni !Msafishe !clean !Msisafishe !don't clean !
Sikieni !Msikie !hear !Msisikie !don't hear !
Someni !Msome !read !Msisome !don't read !
Pikeni !Mpike !cook !Msipike !don't cook !
Fuateni !Mfuate !follow !Msifuate !don't follow !
Pigeni !Mpike !hit !Msipige !don't hit !
Wekeni !Mweke !put !Msiweke!don't put !
Exception
Leteni !Mlete !bring !Msilete !don't bring !


verbs of Arabic origin
Jaribuni !Mjaribu !try !Msijaribu !don't try !
Rudini !Mrudi !come back !Msirudi !don't come back !
Sameheni !Msamehe !forgive !Msisamehe !don't forgive !
Haribuni !Msiharibu !destroy !Msiharibu !don't destroy !
Jibuni !Msijibu !answer !Msijibu !don't answer !


monosyllabic verbs
Kuleni !Mle !eat !Msile !don't eat !
Kunyweni !Mnywe !drink !Msinywe !don't drink !
Njooni !Mje !come !Msije !don't come !
Nendeni !Mwende !go !Msiende !don't go !

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