|
Pronoun |
Represented by |
|
Mimi [I/Me] |
Ni |
|
Wewe [You] |
U |
|
Yeye [He/She] |
A |
|
Sisi [We] |
Tu |
|
Nyinyi [You, plural] |
M |
|
Wao [They] |
Wa |
Mifano
i.
Mimi ninaitwa
Kojo. [I am
called Kojo.]
ii.
Wewe unaitwa Kojo. [You
are called Kojo.]
iii.
Yeye anaitwa Kojo. [She/He is called Kojo.]
iv.
Sisi tunaitwa
Kojo. [We
are called Kojo.]
v.
Nyinyi mnaitwa
Kojo. [All
of you are called Kojo.]
vi.
Wao wanaitwa Kojo [They
are called Kojo.]
Note: In Kiswahili, a basic sentence is formed by combining three elements:
Subject + tense + verb stem. For example, unaitwa [you are called] is made up of:
u- [you (singular)]
-na- [present tense]
-itwa [ called]
Personal Pronouns Negations
|
Pronoun |
Represented by |
|
Mimi [I/Me] |
Si |
|
Wewe [You] |
Hau /Hu |
|
Yeye [He/She] |
Ha |
|
Sisi [We] |
Hatu |
|
Nyinyi [You, plural] |
Ham |
|
Wao [They] |
Hawa |
Mifano [Examples]
i.
Mimi sisomi
Kiswahili. [I am not studying Kiswahili.]
ii.
Wewe husomi
Kiswahili. [You are not studying Kiswahili.]
iii.
Yeye hasomi
Kiswahili. [He/ she is not studying Kiswahili.]
iv.
Sisi hatusomi
Kiswahili. [We are not studying Kiswahili.]
v.
Nyinyi hamsomi
Kiswahili. [You
(plural) are not studying Kiswahili.]
vi. Wao hawasomi Kiswahili. [They are not studying.]
NB: when negating in the present tense;
1. The ending of the verb changes from
–a to –i
2. We do not use the tense infix –na-
Exercise: Translate to Kiswahili
(soma-read, jenga-build, lala-sleep, pika-cook, cheza-play, imba-sing)
1. I am reading
2. You are singing
3. She is sleeping
4. We are building
5. You all are cooking
6. They are playing
7. I am not cooking
8. You are not building
9. She is not playing
10. We are not sleeping
11. You all are not singing
12. They are not reading