Grammar

Question 1

I am [noun]

Answer 1

Mimi ni [noun]

Question 2

You (s) are [noun]

Answer 2

Wewe ni [noun]

Question 3

He/she is [noun]

Answer 3

Yeye ni [noun]

Question 4

We are [noun]

Answer 4

Sisi ni [noun]

Question 5

You (pl) are [noun]

Answer 5

Ninyi ni [noun]

Question 6

They are [noun]

Answer 6

Wao ni [noun]

Question 7

I have

Answer 7

Nina

Question 8

You (s) have

Answer 8

Una

Question 9

He/she has

Answer 9

Ana

Question 10

We have

Answer 10

Tuna

Question 11

You (pl) have

Answer 11

Mna

Question 12

They have

Answer 12

Wana

Question 13

Present tense prefix

Answer 13

[person]-na-[verb]

Question 14

I am [verb]

Answer 14

nina[verb]

Question 15

You (s) are [verb]

Answer 15

una[verb]

Question 16

He/she is [verb]

Answer 16

ana[verb]

Question 17

We are [verb]

Answer 17

tuna[verb]

Question 18

You (pl) are [verb]

Answer 18

mna[verb]

Question 19

They are [verb]

Answer 19

wana[verb]

Question 20

Future tense infix

Answer 20

ta (e.g. nitapata - I will get)

Question 21

Past (simple) tense infix

Answer 21

li (e.g. nilizaliwa - I was born, nilitaka - I wanted NOT I have wanted)

Question 22

Past (participle) tense infix

Answer 22

me (e.g nimelala - I have slept. ALWAYS I “have” something

Question 23

Negative “have”

Answer 23

Si(na)
Hu(na)
Ha(na)
Hatu(na)
Ham(na)
Hawa(na)

Question 24

Possessives (people)

Answer 24

Mtoto, mmjomba, mtu, wazazi, wazee : all are “wangu” (sing or plural)

Dada, kaka, baba, mama, shangazi, binamu: singular is “yangu” and plural is “zangu”

Question 25

Present tense negation (first person sing.)

Answer 25

Remove "ku" from ALL, including irregular (kula, kunywa, kuja, etc.) Remove tense indicator (na) Add prefix "si" Change last letter to "i" e.g. ninakula - sili ninakimbia - sikimbii

Question 26

Past tense negation (first person sing.)

Answer 26

Remove "ku" from ALL, including irregulars. Add prefix "siku" e.g. nilikula (I ate) -- sikula (I didn't eat) nilipenda (I loved) -- sikupenda (I didn't love)

Question 27

Possessives (stem) for each person

Answer 27

``` angu ako ake etu enu ao ```

Question 28

Negation of "have"

Answer 28

``` Nina = SIna Una = Huna Ana = Hana Tuna = HAtuna Mna = HAmna Wana = HAwana ```