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Grammar Lesson 26/27
Kiswahili - Msingi wa Kusema Kusoma na Kuandika
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Undergraduate 1
04/03/2012

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THE -O- RELATIVE CAN BE USED TO CONSTRUCT RELATIVE CLAUSES WHICH IN ENGLISH ARE INTRODUCED BY WHO/WHICH/WHAT/THAT. TRUE OR FALSE?
Definition
TRUE. THE -O- RELATIVE CAN ONLY BE USED WITH -NA, -LI, -TA(KA)
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THE -O- RELATIVE AGREES WITH THE NOUN IT REFERS TO. TRUE OR FALSE?
Definition
TRUE. WITHIN THE VERB IT FOLLOWS THE TENSE MARKER AND PRECEDES THE OBJECT PRONOUN IF PRESENT. EG. ANAYETUFUNDISHA - HE/SHE WHO TEACHES US.
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THE -O- RELATIVE PREFIX FOR M/WA IS...
Definition
SING. - YE
PL. - O
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THE -O- RELATIVE PREFIX FOR M/MI IS...
Definition
SING. - O
PL. - YO
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THE -O- RELATIVE PREFIX FOR KI/VI IS...
Definition
SING. - CHO
PL. - VYO
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THE -O- RELATIVE PREFIX FOR JI/MA IS...
Definition
SING. - LO
PL. - YO
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THE -O- RELATIVE PREFIX FOR N IS...
Definition
SING. - YO
PL. - ZO
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THE -O- RELATIVE PREFIX FOR U IS...
Definition
SING. - O
PL. - ZO
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THE -O- RELATIVE PREFIX FOR PA IS...
Definition
PO/KO/MO
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THE AMBA- RELATIVE IS USED IN THE SAME WAY AS THE -O- RELATIVE PREFIX. TRUE OR FALSE?
Definition
FALSE. THE AMBA- RELATIVE IS USED IN CASES WHERE THE SO-CALLED "IN-FIXED" RELATIVE (-O- RELATIVE PREFIX) CANNOT BE USED, THAT IS, WITH THE VERBS MARKED WITH TENSES OTHER THAN -NA, -LI, -TA.

EG. WATU AMBAO HUSOMA KILA SIKU WATASHINDA MTIHANI -
PEOPLE WHO USUALLY STUDY EVERY DAY WILL PASS THE EXAM
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THE AMBA- RELATIVE CAN ALSO BE USED IN THE WAY THE -O- RELATIVE PREFIX IS USED WITH -NA, -LI, -TA(KA) TENSES. TRUE OR FALSE?
Definition
TRUE. EG. WATU AMBAO WATASOMA -
WATU WATAKAOSOMA - PEOPLE WHO WILL READ.
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THE VYO OF MANNER IS FREQUENTLY INTRODUCED BY ADVERBS SUCH AS "KAMA" (LIKE, AS, IF) AND "NAMNA" (HOW, SORT, KIND, TYPE). IS IT TRUE?
Definition
YES. IT IS SO TRUE!

ANDIKA NAMNA ALIVYOSEMA - WRITE HOW/THE WAY SHE SAID

FANYA (KAMA) NINAVYOSEMA, USIFANYE (KAMA) NINAVYOTENDA - DO AS I SAY, NOT AS I BEHAVE
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