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future tense
100

Umetoka Iowa?

What does this mean?

Are you from Iowa?

100

I love myself

Say in swahili

Ninajipenda

100

Ninasoma

Change to future tense

Nitasoma

200

Amesafiri 

What does this mean?

He/She has traveled

200

nilijipikia jana

What does this mean?


I cooked for myself yesterday

200

Ninakula tambi

Change to future tense

Nitakula tambi

300

Amepika kuku lakini hajapika steki.

What does this mean?

He/She has cooked chicken but has not cooked steak 

300

I read to myself

Say in Swahili

nilijisomea

300

Nitakununulia zawadi

negate to negative form

Sitakununulia zawadi

400

nimefanya mtihani

Negate this to negative form

sijafanya mtihani

400

nilijinunulia kitabu

What does this mean?

I bought myself a book

400

watakula samaki nyumbani

Negate to negative form


hawatakula samaki nyumbani

500

wamekula kuku

Say in negative form

Hawajala kuku

500

ninajiimbia kila siku

What does this mean?

I sing to myself every day

500

Tutatembelea mji wa Iowa City 

Negate to negative form

hatutatembelea mji wa Iowa City

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