Adjective Chart

Vocabulary

imbaraga- strength (usually pl.)	umunyabyaha - sinner
gukizwa - to be saved, healed, cured	gutsinda - to defeat, conquer
nonaha - now, right now	bambe, nako - excuse me (I misspoke myself)
umbabarire - excuse me, I’m sorry, forgive me (I hurt you physically or otherwise)	komera - excuse me (when causing or observing physical harm or near accident)

N.B. Before beginning these exercises, study the adjective chart given below, which is is good review of the adjectives studied.

Exercises:

I. Translate into English:

: 1. Twese dushobora gutsinda Satani mu mbaraga za Yesu. 2. Mu rugo rwacu hari abanyabyaha benshi, ariko Yesu afite imbaraga zo gukiza bose (do not translate zo). 3. Ndashaka kugura ibindi bishyimbo byinshi, nyamara simfite akafaranga menshi cyane. 4. Injangwe zingahe ziri mu nzu ye? Hari eshatu. 5. Urugo rwe ni runini cyane, kandi ni rwiza. 6. Umbabarire, sinshobora kuza iwanyu nonaha, ariko nzaza undi munsi. 7. Hari imitima, nako, imitsima ingahe ku meza? 8. Umwana afite ubushye bubi ku kuguru. 9. Uyu munsi ndashaka kwandika inzandiko cumi n’ebyiri. 10. Sinibuka neza ibitangaza byose bya Yesu.

II. Translate into Kinyarwanda:

: 1. The man has much faith; he will be saved. 2. Many sinners will be saved because they will hear the Word of God and will confess their sins and will believe Jesus. 3. I have only a little (use “few”) strength, but I like to work. 4. Jesus will help His people to defeat Satan and sin. 5. The rich man has many houses in his kraal (homestead); and he has eighty-four cows. 6. How many little stones (use diminutive) do you have? I have thirty-six. Look for (some) more. 7. Our friends are bathing in the river. 8. Write all the names of the pupils in my book. 9. We have much peace and joy because Jesus conquers sin. 10. How many people are in our new big church?

97. Adjective Chart

N.B. The word -he? in the preceding table you will study later. He? is an adverb, meaning “where?”.