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Swhaili Verbs
Common verbs
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| kuona | to see |
| kusikia | to hear |
| kugusa | to touch |
| kunusa | to smell |
| kufikiri | to think |
| kujua | to know |
| kuelewa | to understand |
| kusema | to say |
| kuonja | to taste |
| kukumbuka | to remember |
| kusahau | to forget |
| kuzungumza | to speak |
| kuuliza | to ask |
| kujibu | to answer |
| kuandika | to write |
| kusoma | to read |
| kuimba | to sing |
| kupiga simu | to call |
| kucheza | to play |
| kuangalia | to watch |
| kukimbia | to run |
| kutembea | to walk |
| kuruka | to jump |
| kupanda | to climb |
| kulala | to sleep |
| kuamka | to wake up |
| kukaa | to sit |
| kusimama | to stand |
| kulala chini | to lie down |
| kufungua | to open |
| kufunga | to close |
| kuchukua | to take |
| kuweka | to put |
| kushikilia | to hold |
| kutoa | to give |
| kula | to eat |
| kunywa | to drink |
| kupika | to cook |
| kununua | to buy |
| kuuza | to sell |
| kuhitaji | to need |
| kutaka | to want |
| kupenda | to leave |
| kuchukia | to hate |
| kuhisi | to feel |
| kulia | to cry |
| kucheka | to laugh |
| kuogopa | to fear |
| kujaribu | to try |
| kufanikiwa | to succeed |
| kushindwa | to fail |
| kuanza | to start |
| kuacha | to stop |
| kumaliza | to finish |
| kuendelea | to cotinue |
| kuishi | to live |
| kufa | to die |
| kuolewa | to get married |
| kufanya kazi | to work |
| kupumzika | to rest |