OBJECT MARKERS

Object infixes are used to identify it, her, him or them in a sentence. The infixes are placed between the tense marker and the verb.

 

1. Nitafundisha: I will teach (no object infix)

2. Nitamfundisha: I will teach him/her (object infix m, referring to him/her)

3. Nitakufundisha: I will teach you (object infix ku, referring to you)

4. Ali anapenda ndizi: Ali likes bananas (no object infix)

5. Ali anazipenda: Ali likes them (object infix zi, referring to bananas)

         

Personal Pronoun Infixes

Pronoun	Infix
Mimi	-ni-	Utanifundisha [you will teach me]
Wewe	-ku-	Nitakufundisha [I will teach you]
Yeye	-m-	Nitamfundisha [I will teach him/her]
Sisi	-tu-	Utatufundisha [you will teach us]
Nyinyi	-wa-	Nitawafundisha [I will teach you all]
Wao	-wa-	Nitawafundisha [I will teach them]

 

 Personal Pronoun Infixes and Noun Class Agreement

M/WA	-m- -wa-	Nitamfundisha [I will teach him/her] Nitawafundisha [I will teach them]
M/MI	-u- -i-	Nitaukata [I will cut it] Nitaikata [I will cut them]
JI/MA	-li- -ya-	Analiosha [He/she is washing it] Anayaosha [He/she is washing them]
KI/VI	-ki- -vi-	Tulikiona [We saw it] Tuliviona [We saw them]
N	-i- -zi-	Utaipenda [you will love it] Mtazipenda [You will love them]
U	-u- -zi-	Wanaununua [They are buying it] Wanazinunua [They are buying them]

Exercise 1

 Translate to Kiswahili: I will see her

Ataniona

Nitamwona

Ninaona yeye

Nitaona yeye

Translate to Kiswahili: They are helping you

Wanakusaidia

Wananisaidia

Wanamsaidia

Wanasaidia wewe

Translate to Kiswahili: He likes her

Ananipenda

Ninampenda

Anampenda

Anapenda yeye

Translate: I cooked it

Uliipika

Niliipika

Nilimpika

Nilipika hiyo

Translate: We read the book

Tulikisoma kitabu

Tulimsoma kitabu

Tutakisoma kitabu

Tulisoma hiyo kitabu

Translate: She gave me the cup

Alimpa kikombe

Alinipa kikombe

Alikupa kikombe

Aliwapa kikombe

Translate: He will see me

Ataniona

Atakuona

Atawaona

Ataona

Translate: We ate the bread

Tulimla mkate

Tuliila mkate

Tuliula mkate

Tulikila mkate

Translate: I broke the pen

Niliuvunja kalama

Niliivunja kalamu

Niliyavunja kalamu

Nilikivunja kalamu

Translate: They will buy the bicycle

Watainunua baiskeli

Watakununua baiskeli

Watamnunua baiskeli

Watalinunua baiskeli

Translate: I liked them (people)

Niliwapenda

Nilimpenda

Nilikipenda

Walinipenda

Translate: I liked them (books)

Niliwapenda

Nilimpenda

Nilivipenda

Walinipenda

Translate: I liked them (houses)

Niliwapenda

Nilizipenda

Nilivipenda

Walinipenda

Translate: I liked them (cars)

Niliyapenda

Nilimpenda

Nilivipenda

Walinipenda

 

Exercise 2

 Translate into Kiswahili.

a)    They are visiting us.

b)    They bought the house.

c)     He called her.

d)   I saw them.

e)    I have sung for you (pl).

f)      He likes her.

g)    The lion chased me.

h)   They drove us.

i)      I asked you.

j)      The wall fell on the house.

k)    He will clean the car.

l)      They are cutting the tree.

m) You cooked it.

n)   You have read the book.

o)    The car hit him.