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In the Swahili language, diminutive and augmentative forms play a significant role in conveying nuanced meanings and adding expressiveness to speech. Diminutives in Swahili are used to indicate small size, affection, or triviality, while augmentatives emphasize largeness, intensity, or importance. Understanding and mastering these forms can greatly enhance your ability to communicate effectively in Swahili, allowing you to add depth and subtlety to your conversations. This practice is especially important for learners aiming to achieve fluency and a more native-like command of the language. Our exercises are designed to help you recognize, form, and properly use diminutive and augmentative constructions in Swahili. Through a series of engaging and practical tasks, you will learn how to transform base words by adding specific prefixes and suffixes, as well as how these changes affect the meaning of the words. Whether you are a beginner or an advanced learner, these exercises will provide you with the tools you need to understand and use these forms confidently, enhancing both your spoken and written Swahili. Dive into these exercises and start refining your language skills today!
1. Mtoto alifurahia kupokea *kitabu* kidogo (diminutive form of 'kitabu').
2. Alienda kwenye shamba na kuona *mti* mkubwa (augmentative form of 'mti').
3. Nilitumia *kalamu* ndogo kuandika barua (diminutive form of 'kalamu').
4. Yule simba alikuwa na *kichwa* kikubwa (augmentative form of 'kichwa').
5. Tuliona *nyumba* ndogo katika kijiji hicho (diminutive form of 'nyumba').
6. Alinunua *gari* kubwa kwa ajili ya safari (augmentative form of 'gari').
7. Mbwa mdogo alikimbia kwenye *kijiji* (diminutive form of 'kijiji').
8. Samaki mkubwa alikamatwa na mvuvi kwenye *bahari* (augmentative form of 'bahari').
9. Katika bustani kulikuwa na *mbegu* ndogo (diminutive form of 'mbegu').
10. Walitembea kwenye *mlima* mkubwa (augmentative form of 'mlima').
1. Mtoto mdogo aliangalia *kijitoto* kwenye kijiji (diminutive of mtoto).
2. Nyumba kubwa ilikuwa karibu na *nyumba kubwaa* (augmentative of nyumba).
3. Samaki mdogo alikimbia kutoka kwa *kijisamaki* (diminutive of samaki).
4. Mwavuli mkubwa ulitoa kivuli kingi kuliko *mwavuli mkubwaa* (augmentative of mwavuli).
5. Mti mdogo ulipandwa kando ya *kijiti* (diminutive of mti).
6. Paka mkubwa alikimbia nyuma ya *paka mkubwaa* (augmentative of paka).
7. Kitabu kidogo kilikuwa kwenye *kijikitabu* (diminutive of kitabu).
8. Gari kubwa lilipita karibu na *gari kubwaa* (augmentative of gari).
9. Jirani mdogo alisalimia kwa *kijirani* (diminutive of jirani).
10. Mlima mkubwa ulionekana mbali kuliko *mlima mkubwaa* (augmentative of mlima).
1. Mtoto anapenda kucheza na *kitoto* (a small child).
2. Wanafunzi waliona *jitu* shuleni (a very big person).
3. Mama alipika *chakula kidogo* kwa ajili ya watoto (a small amount of food).
4. Mwalimu alinunua *vitabu vikubwa* kwa ajili ya darasa (big books).
5. Alikula *tunda dogo* baada ya chakula (a small fruit).
6. Alikamata *samaki kubwa* kwenye ziwa (a big fish).
7. Jirani yangu ana *mbwa mdogo* nyumbani kwake (a small dog).
8. Kwenye bustani kuna *maua makubwa* (big flowers).
9. Mvulana alipiga *mpira mdogo* hadi ukuta (a small ball).
10. Fundi alijenga *nyumba kubwa* kijijini (a big house).
