Swahili
Sarufi Haraka: Kauli ya Kutendana
This chapter offers a grammar lesson on the reciprocal verb form.
To denote that an action is reciprocated between 2+ people, you must change the verb tense.
- Verbs ending in -a: Add an -na at the end.
- Kuona (to see) becomes kuoana (to see each other)
- Kutambulisha (to notify) becomes kutambulishana (to notify each other)
- Kutafuta (to find) becomes kutafutana (to find each other)
Example:
Baada ya wiki mbili, walioana sukoni. After two weeks, they saw each other at the market.
Make your own sentences with the last two examples!
2. Verbs that end in -i take an -ana at the end. Do not drop the -i.
- Kushiriki (to share) becomes kushirikiana (to share with each other).
3. Verbs that end in -u take a -iana at the end. DROP THE -u.
- Kusalimu (to greet) becomes kusalimiana (to greet each other).
- Kufahamu (to know) becomes kufahamiana (to know each other).
4. Verbs which end in double vowels are a bit trickier! If the double vowel is -ua, -oa, -ia, -ea then you add -lean or -lian before the final vowel.
- Kununua (to buy) becomes kununuliana (to buy for each other)
- Kutembea (to walk) becomes kutembeleana (to walk with each other)
