CHAPTER 8
MANIPULATIONS BASED ON NEWS ITEMS (SWAHILI)
| Ingewekana, rais angefanya ziara? | La, hangefanya ziara. |
| Rais akifanya ziara tutafanya nini? . | Asipofanya ziara tutafanya nini? |
| Rais amefanya ziara? | La, hajafanya ziara. |
13. Relative affixes. (cf. Learner's Synopsis, par. 42-47)
| KEY EXAMPLE: | |
| Watoto wanasoma. | Alitaja watoto wanaosoma. |
| [The children are reading. ] | [He mentioned the children who are reading. ] |
| TENSES: | |
| Watoto wanasoma sasa. | Alitaja watoto wanaosoma sasa. |
| Watoto walisoma jana. | Alitaja watoto waliosoma jana. |
| Watoto watasoma kesho. | Alitaja watoto watakaosoma kesho. |
| Watoto wamesoma mara nyingi. | Alitaja watoto waliosoma mara nyingi. |
| SENTENCE FROM INVENTORY: | |
| Ziara itakachukua wiki moja. | Alitaja ziara itakayochukua wiki moja. |
| [The tour will take one week.] | [He mentioned a tour that will take one week.] |
| TENSES: | |
| Alitaja ziara inayochukua wiki moja sasa. | Ziara inachukua wiki moja sasa. |
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