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<div style="font-size:200%;">Verb to be (simple present)</div>
<div style="font-size:200%;">Verb to be (simple present)</div>


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*I > Ngai/na: I am strong > Naza(li) makasi
*I > Ngai/na: I am strong > Naza(li) makasi
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*They > bango/ba: They are nice > Baza(li) kitoko
*They > bango/ba: They are nice > Baza(li) kitoko
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We use the steem forms of pronouns with the verb.
We use the steem forms of pronouns with the verb.
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So, we have :
So, we have :
*I > na (steem form)
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*You > o (steem form)
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*He/she > a (steem form)
|I || na (steem form)
*It > e ( steem form)
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*We > to (steem form)
|You || o (steem form)
*You > bo (steem form)
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*They > ba (steem form)
|He/she || a (steem form)
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|It || e ( steem form)
|-
|We || to (steem form)
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|You || bo (steem form)
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|They || ba (steem form)
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Note: the 'li' verb ending is often omitted in daily talks.  
Note: the 'li' verb ending is often omitted in daily talks.  


Here are some examples:
Here are some examples:
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*I am a man > naza mobali (instead of 'nazali')
*I am a man > naza mobali (instead of 'nazali')
*She is a woman > Aza mwasi (instead of 'azali')
*She is a woman > Aza mwasi (instead of 'azali')
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Revision as of 22:59, 9 April 2019

Verb to be (simple present)
  • I > Ngai/na: I am strong > Naza(li) makasi
  • You > Yo/o: You are short > Oza(li) mukuse
  • He/she > Ye/a: He/she is here > Aza(li) awa
  • It > ~/e: It is good > Eza(li) malamu
  • We > biso/to: We are young > Toza(li) bilenge
  • You > bino/bo: You are far > Boza(li) musika
  • They > bango/ba: They are nice > Baza(li) kitoko

We use the steem forms of pronouns with the verb.

E.g: 'I' is 'ngai', but we say Nazali for 'I am'

So, we have :

I na (steem form)
You o (steem form)
He/she a (steem form)
It e ( steem form)
We to (steem form)
You bo (steem form)
They ba (steem form)

Note: the 'li' verb ending is often omitted in daily talks.

Here are some examples:

  • I am a man > naza mobali (instead of 'nazali')
  • She is a woman > Aza mwasi (instead of 'azali')
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