A dash indicates that I have been explicitly told by my teacher that the reduced form does not exist for this verb, typically because the reduced form would be the same as the imperative. A question mark indicates that I do not know or am not sure what this form would be and need to ask. In the case of "ndatora/?" for example, the reduced form might be "ntora," but I am wary of consonant combinations without the explicit guidance of a native speaker. Likewise if there is a "w" towards the beginning of the infinitive I'm leaving that alone. These things tend to confound my English monoglot instincts...
infinitive | you (present) | I (pres.) | |
to have | kugira | urafise/ufise | ndafise/mfise |
to come | kuza | uraza/uraje | ndaza/-- |
to go | kugenda | uragenda/ugenda | ndagenda/ngenda |
to like | gukunda | urakunda/ukunda | ndakunda/nkunda |
to be cold | gukanya | urakanye/ukanye | ndakanye/nkanye |
to be hot | gushuha | urashushe/ushushe | ndashushe/nshushe |
to want | gushaka | urashaka/ushaka | ndashaka/nshaka |
to need | ? | urakeneye/ukeneye | ndakeneye/nkeneye |
to say | ? | uravuze/uvuze | ndavuze/nvuze |
to work for | ? | urakorera/ukorera | ndakorera/nkorera |
to work | gukora | urakora/ukora | ndakora/nkora |
to eat | kurya | urarya/urya | ndarya/-- |
to cook | guteka | urateka/uteka | ndateka/nteka |
to sit | kwicara | uricara/-- | ndicara/-- |
to stand | guhaguruka | urahaguruka/? | ndahaguruka/mhaguruka(?) |
to carry / take away / lead | gutwara | uratwara/utwara | ndatwara/ntwara |
to be / reside | kuba | uraba/uba | ndaba/nba |
to lose / throw away | guta | urata/uta | ndata/nta |
to find / pick up | gutora | uratora/utora | ndatora/? |
to get lost | kuzimira | urazimira/uzimira | ndazimira/? |
to fill up / fill out | kwuzuza | uruzuza/-- | nduzuza/-- |
to move other | kwimura | urimura/-- | ndimura/-- |
to move self | kwimuka | urimuka/-- | ndimuka/-- |
to dress | kwambara | urambara/? | ndambara |
to undress | kuwambura | ? | ? |
to close | kwugara | urugara/-- | ndugara/-- |
to bring | kuzana | ? | ? |
to write | kwandika | ? | ? |
to play | gukina | ? | ? |
to do | ? | ? | ? |
to carry | ? | ? | ? |
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