Learn amri (commands) in Swahili for the 2nd person singular you or thou.
Verbs of Arabic origin do not change endings in the polite and negative forms.
Monosyllabic verbs can act a little irregularly.
plain | polite | negative | ||
Fanya ! | Ufanye ! | do ! | Usifanye ! | don't do ! |
Funga ! | Ufunge ! | close ! | Usifunge ! | don't close ! |
Fungua ! | Ufungue ! | open ! | Usifungue ! | don't open ! |
Kamata ! | Ukamate ! | catch ! | Usikamate ! | don't catch ! |
Ngoja ! | Ungoje ! | wait ! | Usingoje ! | don't wait ! |
Safisha ! | Usafishe ! | clean ! | Usisafishe ! | don't clean ! |
Sikia ! | Usikie ! | hear ! | Usisikie ! | don't hear ! |
Soma ! | Usome ! | read ! | Usisome ! | don't read ! |
Pika ! | Upike ! | cook ! | Usipike ! | don't cook ! |
Fuata ! | Ufuate ! | follow ! | Usifuate ! | don't follow ! |
Piga ! | Upige ! | hit ! | Usipige ! | don't hit ! |
Weka ! | Uweke ! | put ! | Usiweke ! | don't put ! |
Exception | ||||
Lete ! | Ulete ! | bring ! | Usilete ! | don't bring ! |
verbs of Arabic origin | ||||
Jaribu ! | Ujaribu ! | try ! | Usijaribu ! | don't try ! |
Rudi ! | Urudi ! | come back ! | Usirudi ! | don't come back ! |
Samehe ! | Usamehe ! | forgive ! | Usisamehe ! | don't forgive ! |
Haribu ! | Uharibu ! | destroy ! | Usiharibu ! | don't destroy ! |
Jibu ! | Ujibu ! | answer ! | Usijibu ! | don't answer ! |
monosyllabic verbs | ||||
Kula ! | Ule ! | eat ! | Usile ! | don't eat ! |
Kunywa ! | Unywe ! | drink ! | Usinywe ! | don't drink ! |
Njoo ! | Uje ! | come ! | Usije ! | don't come ! |
Nenda ! | Uende ! | go ! | Usiende ! | don't go ! |
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