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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