Sunday, February 25, 2018

Imperative of you; thou (Learn Swahili)

Learn amri (commands) in Swahili for the 2nd person singular you or thou


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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 do not change endings in the polite and negative forms

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 can act a little irregularly. 

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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