Imperative of you; ye (Learn Swahili)
plain | polite | | negative | |
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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