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Learning the Zulu Adverbs is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. The more you master it the more you get closer to mastering the Zulu language. But first we need to know what the role of Adverbs is in the structure of the grammar in Zulu.
Zulu 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. Here are some examples:
| English Adverbs | Zulu Adverbs |
|---|---|
| adverbs | izandiso |
| I read a book sometimes | ngifunda incwadi ngenye inkathi |
| I will never smoke | angisoze ngabhema |
| are you alone? | uwedwa? |
Notice the structure of the Adverbs in Zulu.
Below is a list of the Adverbs of time place manner and frequency in Zulu placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Zulu vocabulary.
| English Adverbs | Zulu Adverbs |
|---|---|
| adverbs of time | izandiso zenkathi |
| yesterday | izolo |
| today | namhlanje |
| tomorrow | kusasa |
| now | manje |
| then | ngaleyo nkathi |
| later | ngesinye isikhathi |
| tonight | namhlanje ebusuku |
| right now | njengamanje |
| last night | ngobusuku bayizolo |
| this morning | namhlanje ekuseni |
| next week | ngesonto elizayo |
| already | sekwenzekile |
| recently | okusanda kwenzeka |
| lately | okusanda kwenzeka |
| soon | maduze |
| immediately | njengamanje |
| still | namanje |
| yet | namanje |
| ago | sekudlule |
| adverbs of place | izandiso zendawo |
| here | la |
| there | lapha |
| over there | laphaya |
| everywhere | ndawozonke |
| anywhere | nama yikuphi |
| nowhere | ayindawo |
| home | ekhaya |
| away | kude le |
| out | phandle |
| adverbs of manner | izandiso zesimo |
| very | kakhulu |
| quite | thule |
| pretty | hle |
| really | ngempela |
| fast | shesha |
| well | kahle |
| hard | nzima |
| quickly | shesha |
| slowly | nensa |
| carefully | ngokuqaphela |
| hardly | nzima |
| barely | qabukeka |
| mostly | imvamisa |
| almost | cishe |
| absolutely | impela |
| together | ndawonye |
| alone | yedwa |
| adverbs of frequency | izandiso zokuvama |
| always | njalo |
| frequently | vamile |
| usually | ngokujwayelekile |
| sometimes | ngenye inkathi |
| occasionally | qabukeko |
| seldom | qabukeko |
| rarely | qabukeko |
| never | soze |
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