Swahili Negation
This is a lesson about negation in Swahili. This includes words or expressions used to form a negative form as opposted to the affirmative. For example "I don't understand".
No: Hapana
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Nothing: Hakuna kitu
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Not yet: Bado
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No one: Hakuna mtu
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No longer: Hakuna tena |
Never: Kamwe |
Cannot: Haiwezi |
Should not: Haipaswi |
The below examples demonstrate how to use the negation form in a sentence. Don't be shy to use of these expressions if you don't know something.
We don't understand: Hatuelewi
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I do not speak Japanese: Sizungumuzi Kijapani
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I cannot remember the word: Siwezi kumbuka neno hili
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You should not forget this word: Haupaswi kusahau hili neno
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No problem!: Haina noma
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I don't know!: Sijui!
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I'm not interested!: Sina nia!
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Don't worry!: Usijali!
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This is wrong: Hii ni makosa
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This is not correct: Hii si sahihi
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No one here speaks Greek: Hakuna mtu hapa anaongea kigiriki |
I'm not fluent in Italian yet: Bado sina ufasaha kwenye Kiitaliano |
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