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    SwahiliAdjectives

    Ifyou'retryingtolearnSwahiliAdjectiveswhichisalsocalledKiswahili,checkourcoursesabout
    Adjectives,Colors,Shapes,Sizes...tohelpyouwithyourSwahiligrammar.Trytoconcentrateonthe
    lessonandnoticethepatternthatoccurseachtimethewordchangesitsplace.Alsodon'tforgettocheck
    therestofourotherlessonslistedonLearnSwahili.Enjoytherestofthelesson!

    LearningtheSwahiliAdjectivesdisplayedbelowisvitaltothelanguage.SwahiliAdjectivesarewordsthat
    describeormodifyanotherpersonorthinginthesentence.
    GrammarTips:
    WhileinEnglishanadjectivedoesntchangewhenthenounchanges,inSwahilianadjectiveshouldagree
    withnounclass.Forexample:
    a)Mtotomzuriamefika(agoodchildhasarrived)b)Kitikizurikimetengenezwa(agoodchairhasbeen
    made)c)Garizurilimeletwa(agoodcarhasbeenbrought)Alltheaboveexamplesareinsingular.Asyou
    canrealize,thestemiszuriandafteryouaddtheprefixesofthenounclass.
    Herearesomeexamples:
    EnglishAdjectives

    SwahiliAdjectives

    adjectives

    Vivumishi

    agreentree

    MtiwakijaniKibichi

    atallbuilding

    Jengondefu

    averyoldman

    mzeemkongwe/mtumzeesana

    theoldredhouse

    Nyumbanyekunduiliozeekasana

    averynicefriend

    rafikimzurisana

    NoticethestructureoftheAdjectivesinSwahili.

    ListofAdjectivesinSwahili
    BelowisalistoftheAdjectives,Colors,Shapes,SizesinSwahiliplacedinatable.Memorizingthistablewill
    helpyouaddveryusefulandimportantwordstoyourSwahilivocabulary.
    EnglishAdjectives

    SwahiliAdjectives

    colors

    rangi

    black

    Nyeusi

    blue

    bluu

    brown

    hudhurungi

    gray

    kijivu

    green

    KijaniKibichi

    orange

    Chungwa

    purple

    zambarau

    red

    nyekundu

    white

    nyeupe

    yellow

    manjano

    sizes

    Kimo/Vimo

    big

    Ukubwa

    deep

    kinakirefu

    long

    urefu

    narrow

    Wembamba

    short

    Ufupi

    small

    Udogo

    tall

    Urefu

    thick

    Unene

    thin

    Wembamba

    wide

    upana

    shapes

    maumbo

    circular

    mviringo

    straight

    unyofu

    square

    mraba

    triangular

    Pembetatu

    tastes

    ladha

    bitter

    Chungu

    fresh

    upya

    salty

    chumvi

    sour

    chacha

    spicy

    chenyeviungo

    sweet

    tamu

    qualities

    sifa

    bad

    mbaya

    clean

    safi

    dark

    giza

    difficult

    Ngumu

    dirty

    chafu

    dry

    kavu

    easy

    rahisi

    empty

    tupu

    expensive

    ghali

    fast

    Haraka

    foreign

    Geni

    full

    Jaa

    good

    Njema

    hard

    ngumu

    heavy

    nzito

    inexpensive

    Beirahisi

    light

    Nyepesi

    local

    Kienyeji

    new

    Mpya

    noisy

    kelele

    old

    zee

    powerful

    hodari

    quiet

    tulivu

    correct

    sahihi

    slow

    polepole

    soft

    laini

    very

    sana

    weak

    dhaifu

    wet

    loa

    wrong

    makosa

    young

    Ujana

    quantities

    kiasi

    few

    Chache

    little

    kidogo

    many

    wengi

    much

    zaidi

    part

    sehemu

    some

    baadhi

    afew

    Chache

    whole

    nzima

    Adjectives,Colors,Shapes,SizeshaveaveryimportantroleinSwahili.Onceyou'redonewiththeKiswahili
    Adjectives,youmightwanttochecktherestofourSwahililessonshere:LearnSwahili.Don'tforgetto
    bookmarkthispage.

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