Swahili Pronouns
This is a list of pronouns in Swahili. This includes subject, object, and the possessive. These are used on a daily basis, so don't skip this lesson. We start with the object pronouns such as "I, you, her ..."
I: Mimi
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You: Wewe
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He: Yeye
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She: Yeye
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We: Sisi |
You (pl.): Nyinyi |
They: Wao |
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Here are samples to demonstrate how the object pronoun is used in a sentence.
I love you: Ninakupenda
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She is beautiful: Yeye ni mrembo
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We are happy: Sisi tuna furaha |
They are dancing: Wao wanacheza densi |
Now we look into the subject pronoun such as "me, him, us, them ...".
Me: Mimi
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You: Wewe
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Him: Yeye
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Her: Yeye
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Us: Sisi |
You (pl.): Nyinyi (wingi) |
Them: Wao |
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These are examples to demonstrate how the subject pronoun is used in a sentence.
Give me your phone number: Nipe nambari yako ya simu
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I can give you my email: Ninaweza kukupa barua pepe yangu
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Tell him to call me: Mwambie anipigie |
Can you call us?: Unaweza kutupigia simu? |
We reach now the possessive adjective part, used to refer to thing we possess. Examples: "my, our, their ...".
My: yangu
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Your: yako
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His: yake
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Her: yake
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Our: yetu |
Your (pl.): yako (wingi) |
Their: yao |
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Here are samples to demonstrate how the possessive adjective is used.
My phone number is . . .: nambari yangu ya simu ni...
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His email is . . .: barua pepe yake ni...
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Our dream is to visit Spain: ndoto yetu ni kuzuru Uhispania |
Their country is beautiful: nchi yao inapendeza |
This is the possessive pronoun. Used as an alternative to the possessive adjectives above. Instead of saying "It is my dog" you can say "It is mine".
Mine: yangu
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Yours: yako
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His: yake
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Hers: yake
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Ours: yetu |
Yours (pl.): vyenu (wingi) |
Theirs: yao |
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These are some examples of the possessive pronoun in a sentence.
The book is mine: kitabu ni changu
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Is this pen yours?: hii ni kalamu yako?
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The shoes are hers: viatu ni vyake |
Victory is ours: ushindi ni wetu |
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