The Swahili noun class system and subject/object verb prefixes, a hallmark of Swahili grammar, with an example phrase per card. Front: the Swahili word or phrase. Back: English meaning.
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- mtu
- person (class 1, singular noun prefix m-)
- watu
- people (class 2, plural noun prefix wa-)
- mti
- tree (class 3, singular noun prefix m-)
- miti
- trees (class 4, plural noun prefix mi-)
- limao
- lemon (class 5, singular noun prefix li-)
- mamao
- lemons (class 6, plural noun prefix ma-)
- kitabu
- book (class 7, singular noun prefix ki-)
- vitabu
- books (class 8, plural noun prefix vi-)
- nyumba
- house (class 9, singular noun prefix n-)
- ndoto
- dream (class 9, singular noun prefix n-)
- Mtu a-na-soma
- He or she is reading (class 1 subject prefix a- with present tense -na-)
- Watu wa-na-soma
- They are reading (class 2 subject prefix wa- with present tense -na-)
- Limao li-na-bichi
- The lemon is ripe (class 5 subject prefix li- with present tense -na-)
- Mamao ya-na-bichi
- The lemons are ripe (class 6 subject prefix ya- with present tense -na-)
- Kitabu ki-na-kuwa na mada
- The book has a theme or topic (class 7 subject prefix ki- with present tense -na-)