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Positive Singular/Plural Commands (Verbs)
Kiswahili - Msingi wa Kusema Kusoma na Kuandika
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Undergraduate 1
03/25/2012

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POSITIVE SINGULAR COMMANDS ARE FORMED BY USING THE VERB STEM. TRUE OR FALSE?
Definition
TRUE
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GIVE AN EXAMPLE OF POSITIVE SINGULAR COMMANDS
Definition
SOMA! SOMA KISWAHILI! - STUDY! STUDY SWAHILI!
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PLURAL COMMANDS ARE FORMED IN THE SAME WAY AS SINGULAR ONES. TRUE OR FALSE?
Definition
FALSE. PLURAL COMMANDS ARE FORMED BY SUFFIXING -NI AND CHANGING THE FINAL -A OF THE VERB STEM TO -E
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GIVE AN EXAMPLE OF POSITIVE PLURAL COMMANDS
Definition
SOMENI KISWAHILI! - ALL OF YOU, STUDY SWAHILI!
SOMA - SOMENI OR FANYA - FANYENI
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THERE ARE THREE IRREGULAR IMPERATIVES: NJOO (-JA), NENDA (-ENDA) AND LETE (-LETA). TRUE OR FALSE?
Definition
TRUE
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HOW ARE THE IRREGULAR IMPERATIVES FORMED IN SINGULAR AND PLURAL? GIVE AN EXAMPLE
Definition
-ENDA (NORMAL) --> NENDA (SING. IMP.) --> NENDENI (PL. IMP.). NENDENI NYUMBA!(Y'ALL GO HOME!)
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NEGATIVE COMMANDS ARE USUALLY FORMED BY USING THE NEGATIVE SUBJUNCTIVE. TRUE OR FALSE?
Definition
TRUE. THE STRUCTURE OF SUBJUNCTIVE NEGATIVE IS: PRONOUN PREFIX + SI + VERB RADICAL + "E"
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GIVE AN EXAMPLE OF NEGATIVE COMMANDS
Definition
USISOME!
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WHEN COMMANDS ARE MARKED WITH AN OBJECT, THE SUBJUNCTIVE VERB STEM IS USED. TRUE OR FALSE?
Definition
TRUE
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GIVE AN EXAMPLE OF COMMANDS MARKED WITH AN OBJECT
Definition
PIKA CHAKULA! - KIPIKE!
PIKENI CHAKULA! - KIPIKENI!
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