Thursday, July 31, 2008

Present Tense of "to be"

In English the verb "to be" is irrregular; I am, you are, he is. In Swahili the verb "to be" in its present tense form is simple, with just one form "ni".

Jina langu ni John.
My name is John

Mimi ni mzungu
I'm a European

Yeye ni Elizabeth na hayu ni Kevin
She is Elizabeth and this is Kevin

Sisi ni wanafunzi
We are students

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