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Swahili Grammar Guide

The Swahili Learner's Grammar Guide
Preface
Introduction
Noun Classes: the Cornerstone of Swahili Grammar
“I, me, this and myself”: The basics
- “I, you, she”: Pronouns
- “This, that, these and those”: Demonstratives
Verb basics: Infinitives and Exceptions
Common tenses: imperative, and “usually”
Very common and very irregular: To be, to have, and “is/are”
Advanced Tenses: “Just happened”, “Already happened” and “Not Yet”
“It”, “Which”, “To you” and more: Objects
Verb extensions

Table of contents

The Swahili Learner's Grammar Guide
Preface
Introduction
Noun Classes: the Cornerstone of Swahili Grammar
“I, me, this and myself”: The basics
- “I, you, she”: Pronouns
- “This, that, these and those”: Demonstratives
Verb basics: Infinitives and Exceptions
Common tenses: imperative, and “usually”
Very common and very irregular: To be, to have, and “is/are”
Advanced Tenses: “Just happened”, “Already happened” and “Not Yet”
“It”, “Which”, “To you” and more: Objects
Verb extensions

The Swahili Learner's Grammar Guide

By Dana Hooshmand

Edited by Philip Omondi

Copyright 2020

Last revision: October 2026

Contents

The Swahili Learner's Grammar Guide
Preface
Introduction
Noun Classes: the Cornerstone of Swahili Grammar
“I, me, this and myself”: The basics
- “I, you, she”: Pronouns
- “This, that, these and those”: Demonstratives
Verb basics: Infinitives and Exceptions
Common tenses: imperative, and “usually”
Very common and very irregular: To be, to have, and “is/are”
Advanced Tenses: “Just happened”, “Already happened” and “Not Yet”
“It”, “Which”, “To you” and more: Objects
Verb extensions

Copyright 2020 Dana Hooshmand. All rights reserved.

by Dana Hooshmand | edited by Philip Omondi

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