We proceed with our topic Orders and wishes
The negative subjunctive is used to express orders or commands in the second person.Thus:
Usiende,don’t go
Msiende, don’t go (plural.)
Usije kesho,do not come tomorrow
Msije kesho,do not come tomorrow
Usile matunda mabichi, don’t eat unripe fruit
Msile matunda mabichi, don’t eat unripe fruit
Usifanye hivi,do not do this
Msifanye hivi,do not do this
Usiwe na shaka , do not have doubts
Msiwe na shaka,do not have doubts
Usijali, do not mind
Msijali,do not mind
Usinisumbue,do not bother me
Msinisumbue,do not bother me
When orders and wishes contain an object prefix can be dropped.
e.g niambie,”tell me”mwambie,”tell him”.
Likewise:usinitazame hivyo,”do not look at me like that”some verbs take on an additional vowel before the final a when they include indirect objects.Here are a few examples;
Kuleta,to bring. Kuleta,to bring to, for
Kuandika,to write. Kuwaandikia,to write to,for
Kusoma,to read. Kusoma,to read to, for
Kutaka,to want. Kutaka,to wish someone
Kufanya, to do. Kufanya, to do to, for
Kukataa,to refuse. Kukatalia,to refuse to
Kufikiri,to think. Kufikiria, to think of , for
Kusema,to say. Kusemea,to speak for
