How to conjugate a verb in Zulu

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Zulu verb conjugation: I

Verbs are used to describe actions. A unique feature of Zulu is that it conjugates its verbs by adding a prefix to the front of the verb. A different prefix is used for each person. For the first person singular, most verbs in Zulu use the prefix 'ngi-'.

Examples

ngiya

I go

nginikela

I give

ngiletha

I bring

ngilala

I sleep

ngingu

I am

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Basic words and phrases in Zulu

Learn to get by in Zulu with these useful words and phrases. We'll begin by learning some basic Zulu phrases which you can use for everyday communication.

Siyobonana futhi

See you again

Siyobonana

See you later

Siyobonana masinyane

See you soon

Siyobonana kusasa

See you tomorrow

Ngikufisela iwela!

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Step 8 : Zulu verbs

Verbs are used to describe actions. There are 1000's of verbs that you can learn in Zulu. A good approach would be to start out by learning just three Zulu verbs by heart. We suggest you learn the Zulu verbs -bona, -funa and -thanda (see, want, like). Using the nouns incwadi, isihlalo and umnyango (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 Zulu verbs including useful examples. After you've learned using the three verbs -bona, -funa and -thanda by heart you can move on to Step 9 (Zulu possessive pronouns).

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