“I cook for myself”: Reflexive objects
This form is almost identical to the object prefixes above.
Similar to object prefixes, we modify the standard sentence structure (pronoun prefix + tense prefix + verb root) to the modified one of: pronoun prefix + tense prefix + object prefix + modified verb
To refer to oneself, you use the object prefix of ji and the same verb ending modification for object prefixes.
For example:
| English | Swahili |
|---|---|
| I cook for myself. | Mimi ninajipikia. |
| They don’t worry about themselves. | Wao hawajijali. |