The #Swahili past tense is formed with (at least) three parts:
Subject Prefix + -li- Past Tense Infix + Verb Root
ni + li + sema = nilisema (I spoke)
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The #Swahili past tense is formed with (at least) three parts:
Subject Prefix + -li- Past Tense Infix + Verb Root
ni + li + sema = nilisema (I spoke)
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The #Swahili verbal subject agreement prefixes for the Li-Ya class are li- in the singular and ya– in the plural. Jino linauma. The tooth is hurting. #SwahiliGrammar #SwahiliNounClasses. thelanguagegarage.com/swahili-li-y...
Swahili possessive prefix for the I-I class is y-. chumvi yangu (my salt) #SwahiliGrammar #SwahiliNounClasses. thelanguagegarage.com/swahili-i-i-...
The #Swahili possessive prefix for the U-I class is w– in singular and y- plural. mkoba wangu, mikoba yangu (my handbag, my handbags.) #SwahiliGrammar #SwahiliNounClasses. thelanguagegarage.com/swahili-u-i-...
#Swahili possessive prefix for the U-Zi class is w-, in the singular and z– plural. uma wetu, nyuma zetu (our teacher, our teachers) #SwahiliGrammar #SwahiliNounClasses. thelanguagegarage.com/swahili-u-zi...
The #Swahili adjective agreement prefixes for the Pa-Ku-Mu class are pa, ku-, and m- in both the singular and plural. mlikuwa mzuri (a nice place, one that’s enclosed). #SwahiliGrammar #SwahiliNounClasses. thelanguagegarage.com/swahili-paku...