LESSON 30

Review

I. Conjugate:

  1. kugenda in the -ra- present, affirmative.
  2. -fite in the prefixless present affirmative.
  3. gukora in the prefixless present negative
  4. -ri in the prefixless present negative.
  5. gufasha in the far future affirmative.
  6. gusoma in the far future affirmative.

II. Questions:

  1. What verb is used for the missing forms of -fite? What are some forms of -fite that do not exist?
  2. How is the imperative formed: affirmative? negative?
  3. When must the prefixless present tense be used?
  4. When is the -ra- present most often used?
  5. What tense is usually used when the present verb is the last word in the sentence?
  6. What class is used for the diminutive?
  7. What kind of words for the most part are found in Class 8?
  8. What happens when the prefix bu- precedes a vowel?
  9. What is the imperative of “to come”?
  10. When is the -za- future used?
  11. What other tense may be used to express a future idea and when is it used?
  12. Give the diminutive form of these words: igitabo, umwana, umusozi, urubaho, amazi, igiti.

III. Make the possessive adjective “my” agree with the following words. Then change the words to plurals including the possessive adjectve. Also give the meanings of these expressions. (Some words may not have a plural.) e.g. For the word umuhungu you would write: umuhungu wanjye - my son, abahungu banjye - my sons.

1. urugi 5. ubwato 9. urutoke 13. urukwi
2. injangwe 6. ururimi 10. uruzi 14. uburyo
3. umukire 7. akazi 11. umunwa 15. urwara
4. timugozi 8. uburiri 12. ubushye

IV. Make the adjective -iza agree with the following nouns, singular and plural, if plural exists, and translate:

1. ubutumwa 6. akantu 11. uruhu
2. umuyaga 7. icyuma 12. inkoko
3. uruhinja 8. ubwoya 13. urabeho
4.ishaza 9. amata 14. ifu
5. ijambo 10. agakizu 15. umunsi

V. Translate into Kinyarwanda:

1. We will read in the Gospel of John now. 2. Many rich men have many things, but they do not have peace in their hearts. 3. Jesus has grace, love and, mercy; He wants to help people. 4. The woman will cook fish on the stove tomorrow. 5. Come here; don’t put the board away in the house. 6. Pour out the bad milk; bring the good milk in the house. 7. Tomorrow the old man’s sheep and goats will go into our field. 8. Work quickly; it is late and you have much work. 9. The rich man will return to his home tomorrow. 10. We are bringing our dishes because we want (some) meat.