Lesson 9

Lesson 9

POSSESSIVE

Hii ni yangu           =    this is mine
Huyu mtoto ni wangu    =    this child is mine
Hiki/Hichi             =    this
Kitabu hiki ni changu  =  this book is mine
Vitabu hivi ni vyangu  =  these books are mine

          SINGULAR                 PLURAL

          YANGU                    ZANGU                    
          WANGU                    WANGU
          CHANGU                   VYANGU
          LANGU                    YANGU


NYUMBA HII NI YANGU
This house is mine

NYUMBA HIZI NI ZANGU
These houses are mine

MBAVU HII NI YANGU
This rib is mine

MBAVU HIZI NI ZANGU
These ribs are mine
     
MTOTO HUYU NI WANGU
This child is mine

WATOTO HAWA NI WANGU
These children are mine

KITABU HIKI NI CHANGU
This book is mine

VITABU HIVI NI VYANGU
These books are mine

SANDUKU HILI NI LANGU
This suitcase is mine

MASANDUKU HAYA NI YANGU  
These suitcases are mine
NYUMBA HII NI YETU
This house is ours (House = singular)

NYUMBA HIZI NI ZETU
These houses are ours (Houses = plural)

NYUMBA HII NI YENU
This house is yours (house singular; yours = plural)

NYUMBA HIZI NI ZENU
These houses are yours (houses = plural; yours = plural)

NYUMBA HII NI YAKO
This house is yours (house = singular; yours = singular)

NYUMBA HIZI NI ZAKO
These houses are yours (houses = plural; yours = singular)


HUYU MTOTO NI                 THIS CHILD IS
               WAO                           THEIRS
               WETU                          OURS
               WANGU                         MINE
               WAKO                          YOURS (Singular)
               WENU                          YOURS (Plural)

HAWA WATOTO NI                THESE CHILDREN ARE
               WAO                           THEIRS
               WETU                          OURS
               WANGU                         MINE
               WAKO                          YOURS (Singular)
               WENU                          YOURS (Plural)

HILI SANDUKU NI               THIS SUITCASE IS
               LAO                           THEIRS
               LETU                          OURS
               LANGU                         MINE
               LAKO                          YOURS (Singular)
               LENU                          YOURS (Plural)

HAYA MASANDUKU NI             THESE SUITCASES ARE
               YAO                           THEIRS
               YETU                          OURS
               YANGU                         MINE
               YAKO                          YOURS (Singular)
               YENU                          YOURS (Plural)


HIKI KITABU NI           THIS BOOK  IS
               CHAO                          THEIRS
               CHETU                         OURS
               CHANGU                        MINE
               CHAKO                         YOURS (Singular)
               CHENU                              YOURS (Plural)

HIVI VITABU NI           THESE BOOKS  ARE
               VYAO                          THEIRS
               VYETU                         OURS
               VYANGU                        MINE
               VYAKO                         YOURS (Singular)
               VYENU                         YOURS (Plural)


HII NYUMBA NI            THIS HOUSE IS
               YAO                           THEIRS
               YETU                          OURS
               YANGU                         MINE
               YAKO                          YOURS (Singular)
               YENU                          YOURS (Plural)

HIZI NYUMBA NI           THESE HOUSES ARE
               ZAO                           THEIRS
               ZETU                          OURS
               ZANGU                         MINE
               ZAKO                          YOURS (Singular)
               ZENU                          YOURS (Plural)
NYUMBA (House)           NYUMBA (Houses)

NYUMBA (House)           JUMBA (Big house)

NYUMBA (Houses)          MAJUMBA (Big houses)

NYUMBA (House)           KIJUMBA (Small house)

NYUMBA (House)           VIJUMBA (Small houses)

MTOTO (Child)            WATOTO (Children)

MTOTO (Child)            KITOTO (small child/kid)

MTOTO (Child)            LITOTO/JITOTO (Big child/kid)

TOTO (Big kid)           MATOTO (Big kids/children)


N.B.

Utoto - Childishness


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