M WA Class Nouns Week 2

Question 1

M (singular)

WA (plural)

Answer 1

Living things,
People,
Profession
Animals, fish, insects...
BUT NOT Plants

Question 2

Baba, mama, kaka, dada, babu, bibi, rafiki, jirani

Answer 2

Father, mother, brother, sister, grandfather, grandmother, friend, neighbor

Most all “family members” the singular and plural are the same

Question 3

• angu
• ako
• ake
• etu
• enu
• ao

Answer 3

Possessives in M - WA class
Must put noun agreement as prefix

MY, you/yours, his/hers, our(s), you/yours, they/theirs

Question 4

Possessives for family:

Singular prefix?
Plural prefix?

Answer 4

Y (kaka Yangu. My brother.)

Z (kaka Zangu. My brothers.)

Question 5

Huyu
Hawa
Yule
Wale

Answer 5

This
These
That
Those

Noun always come first, then demonstrative.

Question 6

M / WA numbers?

Answer 6

Mmoja (singular)

Wawili (plural)

Question 7

Mmoja
Wawili
Watatu
Wanne
Watano
Sita
Saba
Wanane

Answer 7

1,2,3,4,5,and 8 take agreement, but remaining numbers do not

Question 8

M / WA Adjectives

-zuri

Answer 8

Singular prefix= M
Plural prefix= W

Mtoto Mzuri.
Watoto Wazuri.

Question 9

M / WA

“Of” (possessive)

Answer 9

use “Wa” for sing. And plural

Mtoto wa Benjamin.
Watoto wa Benjamin.

Question 10

Daktari huyu

Answer 10

This doctor

Question 11

Madaktari hawa

Answer 11

These doctors

Question 12

Daktari yule

Answer 12

That doctor

Question 13

Madaktari wale

Answer 13

Those doctors

Question 14

Huyu

Answer 14

This

Question 15

Hawa

Answer 15

These

Question 16

Yule

Answer 16

That

Question 17

Wale

Answer 17

Those

Question 18

-angu

Answer 18

My

Question 19

-ako

Answer 19

You / yours (sing)

Question 20

-ake

Answer 20

His / hers

Question 21

-etu

Answer 21

Our(s)

Question 22

-enu

Answer 22

You / yours (plural)

Question 23

Ao

Answer 23

They / theirs