-me-
Umetoka Iowa?
What does this mean?
Are you from Iowa?
I love myself
Say in swahili
Ninajipenda
Ninasoma
Change to future tense
Nitasoma
Amesafiri
What does this mean?
He/She has traveled
nilijipikia jana
What does this mean?
I cooked for myself yesterday
Ninakula tambi
Change to future tense
Nitakula tambi
Amepika kuku lakini hajapika steki.
What does this mean?
He/She has cooked chicken but has not cooked steak
I read to myself
Say in Swahili
nilijisomea
Nitakununulia zawadi
negate to negative form
Sitakununulia zawadi
nimefanya mtihani
Negate this to negative form
sijafanya mtihani
nilijinunulia kitabu
What does this mean?
I bought myself a book
watakula samaki nyumbani
Negate to negative form
hawatakula samaki nyumbani
wamekula kuku
Say in negative form
Hawajala kuku
ninajiimbia kila siku
What does this mean?
I sing to myself every day
Tutatembelea mji wa Iowa City
Negate to negative form
hatutatembelea mji wa Iowa City