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APPENDIX U
| TENSE MODIFIERS: | |
| sasa [now] | Kitu hiki ni kizuri sasa. |
| jana [yesterday] | Kitu hiki kilikuwa kizuri jana. |
| kesho [tomorrow] | Kitu hiki kitakuwa kizuri kesho. |
| Wanataka nini? [What do they want?] | Wanataka kitu hiki kiwe kizuri. [They want this thing to be good. ] |
| ingewezekana [if it were possible] | Ingewezekana, kitu hiki kingekuwa kizuri. [If it were possible, this thing would be good.] |
| Watafanya nini? [What will they do?] | Kitu hiki kikiwa kizuri watafanya nini? [If this thing is good, what will they do?] |
| SENTENCE FROM THE INVENTORY: | |
| Dr. Banda ni Rais wa Malawi. | Dr. Banda ni Rais wa Malawi. |
| TENSE MODIFIERS: | |
| sasa[1] | Dr. Banda ni Rais wa Malawi sasa. |
| Jana[2] | Dr. Banda alikuwa Rais wa Malawi jana. |
| Kesho[3] | Dr. Banda atakuwa Rais wa Malawi kesho. |
- ↑ If sasa doesn't sound good, use leo, mwaka huu, or some other present tense time expression.
- ↑ If jana doesn't sound good, use mwaka jana, mwezi uliopita, or some other past tense time expression.
- ↑ If kesho doesn't sound good, use rnwaka kesho, rnwezi ujao, or some other future time expression.
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