SWAHILI GRAMMAR :NGELI ya JI-MA {LI-YA}

Описание: SWAHILI GRAMMAR LESSON
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4).JI-MA Noun class (NGELI ya JI-MA) {LI-YA}
Nouns in this class may start with any letter in their singular form but their plural forms take MA‐. This noun class has the following nouns: a). manufactured products, natural or built places, abstract or concrete concepts b). Baadhi ya sehemu za mwili [some parts of the body] c). matunda na vitu vya kawaida [fruits and normal objects]
d). majina ya ukubwa [augmentatives]
a).Manufactured products, natural or built places,abstract or concrete concepts
blanketi/mablanketi [blanket/blankets] dirisha/madirisha [window/windows] gari/magari [car/cars] gazeti/magazeti [newspaper/newspapers] godoro/magodoro [mattress/mattresses] sanduku/masanduku [box/boxes] dawati/madawati [desk/desks]
baraza/mabaraza [veranda/verandas] daraja/madaraja [bridge/bridges] duka/maduka [shop/shops] shamba/mashamba [farm/farms]
soko/masoko [market/markets] ziwa/maziwa [lake/lakes] jimbo/majimbo [state/states]
jina/majina [name/names]
kosa/makosa [mistake/mistakes]
neno/maneno [word/words]
jambo/mambo [issue/issues]
jiwe/mawe [stone/stones]
somo/masomo [subject/subjects; lesson/lessons]
wazo/mawazo [thought/thoughts]
jibu/majibu [answer/answers]
swali/maswali [question/questions]
jukumu/majukumu [responsibility/responsibilities]

b).Baadhi ya sehemu za mwili(Some body parts)
jicho/macho [eye/eyes]
jino/meno [tooth/teeth]
bega/mabega [shoulder/shoulders]
goti/magoti [knee/knees]
sikio/masikio [ear/ears]
tumbo/matumbo [stomach/bowels]
paja/mapaja [thigh/thighs]

c). Matunda na vitu vingine vya kawaida (Fruits and other normal objects)
tunda/matunda[fruit/fruits]
chungwa/machungwa [orange/oranges]
embe/maembe [mango/mangoes]
limau/malimau [lemon/lemons]
nanasi/mananasi [pineapple/pineapples]
papai/mapapai [pawpaw/pawpaws]
dafu/madafu [coconut/coconuts (with milk)]
tufaha/matufaha[apple/apples]
jani/majani [leaf/leaves]
yai/mayai [egg/eggs]
rinda/marinda [dress/dresses]

d).Majina ya ukubwa(Augmentatives)
lango/malango [big door/big doors]
toto/matoto [big child/ big children]
jibwa/majibwa [big dog/ big dogs]
gombe/magombe [big cow/ big cows]
jitu/majitu [giant/giants]

Class agreement

1. AGREEMENT WITH VERBS
Nouns in this class agrees with the marker “li-" in singular form and “ya-" in plural form on the verb.eg.
1a.Gari limenunuliwa(a car has been bought)
b.Magari yamenunuliwa(cars have been bought)
2a.Dirisha limefunguliwa(a window has been opened)
b.Madirisha yamefunguliwa (windows have been opened).
2. AGREEMENT WITH DEMONSTRATIVES
This class takes the following demonstratives:
Hili (This)
Haya (These)
Hilo (That)
Hayo (Those)
Lile(That one{i.e. very far})
Yale (Those ones {i.e. very far})