How to conjugate a verb in Setswana

How to conjugate a verb in Setswana

You want to learn how to conjugate Setswana verbs? You've come to the right place! Scroll down and see the short Setswana lessons complete with useful examples. I speak, you speak, we all speak... we make learning Setswana verbs fun.

Setswana verb conjugation: I

Verbs are used to describe actions. Setswana verbs in the present tense do not conjugate for each person. This means that the verb stays the same for 'I', 'you', 'he', 'they' etc. This is similar to the case in English.

Examples

ke a boa
I go back
ke a ithuta
I learn
ke a raya
I say
ke a boloka
I keep
ke a botsa
I ask
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About Setswana

The language is also known as Tswana. If you are planning on doing some travelling, learning Setswana would be a great way to make the most of your trip.

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Basic words and phrases in Setswana

Learn to get by in Setswana with these useful words and phrases. These essential phrases cover everything from Setswana greetings to business and workplace communications to love and dating.

lebati le
this door
buka e
this book
masimane yo
this boy
mosadi yo
this woman
Basic words and phrases in Setswana
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Step 8 : Setswana verbs

Verbs are used to describe actions. There are 1000's of verbs that you can learn in Setswana. A good approach would be to start out by learning just three Setswana verbs by heart. We suggest you learn the Setswana verbs bona, batla and rata (see, want, like). Using the nouns buka, setilo and lebati (book, chair, door) which you learned in Step 3, learn to use each verb with each noun (I want the book, you see the chair, they like the door etc.). You can scroll to the top of this page to see a short lesson about Setswana verbs including useful examples. After you've learned using the three verbs bona, batla and rata by heart you can move on to Step 9 (Setswana possessive pronouns).

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