Bantu Verbs Flashcards
(49 cards)
1
Q
Kula
A
To eat
2
Q
Kunywa
A
To drink
3
Q
Kuja
A
To come
4
Q
Kupa
A
To give
5
Q
Kuwa na
A
To have
6
Q
Kuwa
A
To be
7
Q
Kufa
A
To die
8
Q
Kupata
A
To get “object”
9
Q
Kufika
A
To arrive at a place
10
Q
Kuenda
A
To go
11
Q
Kujua
A
To know
12
Q
Kutembea
A
To walk
13
Q
Kutembelea
A
To visit
14
Q
Kukimbia
A
To run
15
Q
Kukumbuka
A
To remember
16
Q
Kufungua
A
To open
17
Q
Kupotea
A
To be lost
18
Q
Kupokea
A
To receive
19
Q
Kuchoka
A
To be tired
20
Q
Kuelewa
A
To understand
21
Q
Kulewa
A
To be drunk
22
Q
Kuchagua
A
To choose
23
Q
Kuzima
A
To switch off
24
Q
Kuumwa
A
To be sick (use with na not me)
25
Kutaka
To want
26
Kuleta
To bring
27
Kusaidia
To help
28
Kufanya
To do
29
Kumaliza
To finish something
30
Kuisha
To be finished i.e. The water is finished
31
Kupenda
To love/like
32
Kuangalia
To look/watch
33
Kusikia
To hear
34
Kujisikia
To feel
35
Kununua
To buy
36
Kulipa
To pay
37
Kusoma
To study/read
38
Kupeleka
To send (if you are involved in the action)
39
Kutuma
To send (if not involved in the action)
40
Kubeba
To carry
41
Kucheza
To play
42
Kusafiaha
To clean
43
Kueleza
To explain
44
Kupiga
To hit/beat
45
Kupika
To cool
46
Kupiga simu
To make a call
47
Kupanda
To climb, grow
48
Kuweza
To be able to/can
49
Kuweka
To put/keep
