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Learning the Swahili Adverbs displayed below is vital to the language. Swahili adverbs are part of speech. Generally they're words that modify any part of language other than a noun. Adverbs can modify verbs, adjectives (including numbers), clauses, sentences and other adverbs.
While in English adverbs are usually formedby adding (-
The above adverbs are related to Verbs only.
Adverbs in Swahili are also used inadjectives and also other adverbs. For Example
In adjectives- Natalia ni msichana mzuri sana( Natalia is a very good girl) Sana explains further the adjectivemzuri( good)
In adverbs- Alonso atakuja kesho jioni (Allonsowill come tomorrow evening) Jioni explains further the adverb kesho (Tomorrow)
Here are some examples:
| English Adverbs | Swahili Adverbs |
|---|---|
| adverbs | Vielezi |
| I read a book sometimes | Mimi husoma kitabu mara kwa mara |
| I will never smoke | Sitawahi vuta sigara |
| are you alone? | Uko Pweke? |
Notice the structure of the Adverbs in Swahili.
Below is a list of the Adverbs of time place manner and frequency in Swahili placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Swahili vocabulary.
| English Adverbs | Swahili Adverbs |
|---|---|
| adverbs of time | Vielezi ya muda |
| yesterday | jana |
| today | leo |
| tomorrow | kesho |
| now | sasa |
| then | Kisha |
| later | baadaye |
| tonight | usiku wa leo |
| right now | sasa hivi |
| last night | jana usiku |
| this morning | asubuhi ya leo |
| next week | wiki ijayo |
| already | tayari |
| recently | hivi majuzi |
| lately | siku hizi |
| soon | hivi karibuni |
| immediately | Hivi sasa/sasa |
| still | bado |
| yet | bado |
| ago | mda uliopita/kale |
| adverbs of place | Vielezi ya mahali |
| here | hapa |
| there | kule |
| over there | kule |
| everywhere | kila mahali |
| anywhere | mahali popote |
| nowhere | mahali pasipo |
| home | nyumbani |
| away | ondoka |
| out | nje |
| adverbs of manner | Vielezi ya mwenendo |
| very | sana |
| quite | kabisa |
| pretty | vizuri |
| really | kweli |
| fast | haraka |
| well | vizuri |
| hard | ngumu |
| quickly | haraka |
| slowly | polepole |
| carefully | kwa makini |
| hardly | ugumu |
| barely | ugumu |
| mostly | mara nyingi |
| almost | karibu |
| absolutely | Kwa hakika |
| together | pamoja |
| alone | pekee |
| adverbs of frequency | Vielezi ya mzunguko |
| always | kawaida |
| frequently | mara kwa mara |
| usually | kawaida |
| sometimes | mara kwa mara |
| occasionally | mara kwa mara |
| seldom | sio kawaida |
| rarely | mara chache |
| never | kamwe |
Adverbs of time place manner and frequency have a very important role in Swahili. Once you're done with the Kiswahili Adverbs, you might want to check the rest of our Swahili lessons here: Learn Swahili. Don't forget to bookmark this page.
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