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KISWAHILI FOR BEGINNERS: The Impersonal and the reciprocal forms of verbs

We proceed with our topic The Impersonal and the reciprocal forms of verbs Useful Expressions Kuna nini?       …

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KISWAHILI FOR BEGINNERS: SWAHILI AUXILIARY VERBS 2

We will proceed with our topic Swahili Auxiliary verbs Kushika, to hold.                 …

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KISWAHILI FOR BEGINNERS: SWAHILI AUXILIARY VERBS

In Swahili two verbs are used as auxiliary verbs, namely, kuwa”, “to be”and kuisha, “to be completed”, This last verb…

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KISWAHILI FOR BEGINNERS: The passive voice-continues

We continue with our topic THE PASSIVE VOICE The passive voice in the negative offers no special difficulty. It follows…

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KISWAHILI FOR BEGINNERS.  THE PASSIVE VOICE

Consider the following sentences: a. Tatu loves her children b. Tatu is loved by her children In both sentences Tatu…

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KISWAHILI FOR BEGINNERS. THE CONDITIONAL TENSES

Swahili has four distinct tenses which express condition. They are formed with: a. -ki-“if” to denote a simple condition. The…

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KISWAHILI FOR BEGINNERS.POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS

In Swahili the possessive pronouns are treated like adjectives, They take nominal prefixes,as shown below: -angu,my,mine                                  -etu, our,ours -ako, your,…

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KISWAHILI FOR BEGINNERS. DEMONSTRATIVES 2

Below is a list of Swahili demonstratives for different noun classes:                                         NOUN CLASS                  Singular.         …

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KISWAHILI FOR BEGINNERS. DEMONSTRATIVES: THIS AND THAT

This, that and plurals these and those are called DEMONSTRATIVES, from the latin demonstrate, to show,in Swahili, demonstrative are of…

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KISWAHILI FOR BEGINNERS: Orders and wishes 3

We proceed with our topic  Orders and wishes The negative subjunctive is used to express orders or commands in the…

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