CHAPTER 8
MANIPULATIONS BASED ON NEWS ITEMS (SWAHILI)
INVENTORY OF SHORT SENTENCES:
Bw. Kawawa ni Makamu wa pili wa Rais.
[Mr. Kawawa is Second Vice-President. ]
Bw. Kawawa amerejea Dar es Salaam jana.
[Mr. Kawawa returned to D. yesterday.]
Bw. Kawawa alitoka ziara yake.
[Mr. Kawawa came from his official tour.]
Ziara ilikuwa ya kirafiki.
[The tour was unofficial ('friendly').]
Scandinavia ni nchi.
[Scandinavia is a land.]
Bw. Kawawa alikuwa safarini.
[Mr. Kawawa was on a trip.]
Six major tenses. (cf. Learner's Synopsis, par. 28, 29, 33, 36)
KEY EXAMPLE: | |
Kitu hiki ni kizuri. [This thing is good. |
Kitu hiki ni kizuri. |
TENSE MODIFIERS: | |
sasa [now] | Kitu hiki ni kizuri sasa. |
jana [yesterday] | Kitu hiki kilikuwa kizuri jana. |
kesho [tomorrow] | Kitu hiki kitakuwa kesho. |
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