LESSON 29

Review

I. Questions:

  1. Name three words in the 3rd class which form their plurals like 5th cl.
  2. What are the prefixes of 4th class nouns?
  3. What change takes place in those prefixes before a vowel.
  4. Conjugate the verb -ri in the present affirmative; negative.
  5. What verb takes the place of -ri for forms that are lacking?
  6. What preposition is usually used for “at” or “to” with names of places?
  7. Give the verb prefixes (3rd pers.) singular and plural for all the classesl learned thus far.
  8. What is the change-down rule?
  9. Give tWo uses of the 4th class prefixes other than for nouns which regularly belong in that class.
  10. Conjugate: -genda,in the -ra present; -hinga in the -ra-present negative; -kunda in the present negative.
  11. When may the -ra present tense not be used?
  12. What are the 5th class noun prefixes?
  13. Explain the use of mu and ku with 5th class nouns, singular and plural.
  14. What are the exceptions to this rule?
  15. Give the possessive particle for each of the classes studied, singular and plural.

II. Give the plurals and the meanings of the following:

  1. umubyeyi
  2. ifi
  3. isahane
  4. indwara
  5. ikigori
  6. iryinyo
  7. icyobo
  8. ibuye
  9. ivunja
  10. umuti
  11. ikirenge
  12. igi
  13. ishuri
  14. ijisho
  15. intama
  16. ikijumba
  17. icumu
  18. icyaha
  19. ikirago
  20. inzira
  21. isuka
  22. ijambo
  23. icyuma
  24. igiti
  25. umutima

III.. Translate into English:

A. Abantu benshi bafite ibyaha mu mitima yabo. Ntibafite amahoro n’umunezero. Ariko (but) Imana ifite imbabazi nyinshi. Imana irakunda abantu. Abana b’Imana ni beza. Baragenda mu nzira y’Imana. Barashima Imana kandi bafite amahoro menshi. Barakunda Ijambo ry’Imana. Mfite amahoro meza cyane mu mutima wanjye.

B. Abigishwa barakora mu mirima y’ishuli. Bafite ibitoke n’ibijumba n’ibigori mu mirima yabo. Bafite amasuka. Umwigisha arajya mu ishuri Abana barakunda cyane umwigisha wabo. Aravuga amagambo meza, kandi arashima abana (insert “who”) bakora neza. Umwigisha ntakuinda imyenda mibi n’umusatsi muremure.

IV. Translate into Kinyarwanda:

1. I am working in my big garden. 2. Children do not like wild animals. 3. The teachers have many good pupils in the schools. 4. The boys’ small mats are in their house. 5. The Banyarwanda like corn and sweet potatoes and bananas. 6. Are you (s.) going home? 7. A girl is working in her parents’ garden at their place. 8. We are praising God in our hearts. 9. The goat is on a large stone. 10. There are many cows in our country. 11. The children want (some) corn (pl.) and (some) milk. 12. Our nice new sohool is very big. 13. The child’s medicine is not on the table. Where is it? 14. I want my books. Are they in your (s.) house? 15. A big wild animal is in a hole in the teacher’s field. 16. Your (s.) new cloth is very pretty. 17. Where are the meat and butter? 18. My parents have (some) tall trees at their place.’ 19. The cows are not walking in the path. 20. Where is the teacher? He is speaking the Word of God at the school.