Verbs-Vitenzi

Verbs (vitenzi) is a word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence, and forming the main part of the predicate of a sentence, such as hear, become, happen.

Let’s some few examples of verbs in the beautiful Kiswahili language:

To talk – Kuongea

To write – Kuandika

To think – Kuwaza

To relax – Kutulia

To stop – Kukoma

To abandon – Kuacha

To leave – Kuondoka

To strengthen – Kutia nguvu

To stretch – Kunyoosha

To connect – kuunganisha

To refund – kurudisha

To refill – Kujaza

To reunite – kupatana/ kuungana tena

To apologize – kuomba msamaha

To force – Kulazimisha

To humiliate – Kuvumilia

To care – Kujali

To appeal – Kukata rufaa

To judge – Kuhukumu

To benefit – Kunufaisha/kunufaika

To inherit – Kumiliki

To establish – Kuvumbua/ kuzindua

To age – Kuzeeka

To buy – Kununua

To sell – kuuza

To win – kushinda

To loose – kupoteza

To live – kuishi

To step in – Kuingilia kati

To help – Kusaidia 

To date – kuchumbiana

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