Indefinite pronouns in Swahili grammar are common and used frequently. They represent a thing or person that is not specific, for instance, when you do not know, do not specify, or do not care what or whom you are referring to. In Swahili, there are various indefinite pronouns such as “mtu”(someone), “kitu”(something), “watu”(people), and “vituko”(things). These indefinite pronouns can be modified by adjectives, used in prepositional phrases, appear as object of prepositions, and used in compound sentences.
Exercise 1: Fill in the blank with the correct Indefinite Pronouns:
1. *Mtu* yeyote anaweza kuja kwenye tafrija hiyo. (someone)
2. Je, umepoteza *kitu* chochote? (something)
3. Nimesikia kutokana na *mtu* fulani. (someone)
4. Kuna *watu* wengi mjini. (people)
5. Nimeona *vituko* vingi. (several)
6. *Kitu* kingine kilicho bora. (something)
7. Hakuna *mtu* aliyekuja. (nobody)
8. Kutakuwa na *watu* wengi. (people)
9. Bado nina *vituko* vingi vya kufanya. (things)
10. *Mtu* yeyote anaweza kufanya hivyo. (anyone)
11. Sijui *kitu* chochote. (anything)
12. Nina *vituko* vingi. (things)
13. Bado niko na *watu* wengi. (people)
14. Uliacha *kitu* chako hapa. (something)
15. Yeyote *mtu* anaweza kusaidia. (someone)
2. Je, umepoteza *kitu* chochote? (something)
3. Nimesikia kutokana na *mtu* fulani. (someone)
4. Kuna *watu* wengi mjini. (people)
5. Nimeona *vituko* vingi. (several)
6. *Kitu* kingine kilicho bora. (something)
7. Hakuna *mtu* aliyekuja. (nobody)
8. Kutakuwa na *watu* wengi. (people)
9. Bado nina *vituko* vingi vya kufanya. (things)
10. *Mtu* yeyote anaweza kufanya hivyo. (anyone)
11. Sijui *kitu* chochote. (anything)
12. Nina *vituko* vingi. (things)
13. Bado niko na *watu* wengi. (people)
14. Uliacha *kitu* chako hapa. (something)
15. Yeyote *mtu* anaweza kusaidia. (someone)
Exercise 2: Fill in the blank with the correct Indefinite Pronouns:
1. Sijui *mtu* yeyote hapa. (anyone)
2. Je, una *vituko* vipya? (any)
3. Kuna *watu* wengi kwenye mkutano. (many)
4. Nina *kitu* kingine cha kukupa. (something)
5. Hakuna *mtu* anayejua jibu. (nobody)
6. Utaona *watu* wengi huko. (people)
7. Hakuna *watu* walionijia. (nobody)
8. Nipe *kitu* kimoja cha kumbukumbu. (something)
9. *Mtu* yeyote anaweza kusema. (anyone)
10. Kuna *vituko* vingi vya kujifunza. (things)
11. Hakuna *mtu* yeyote aliyekuja. (nobody)
12. Nipe *watu* wawili tu kutoka orodha. (two)
13. Je, unajua *kitu* kuhusu hii? (anything)
14. Nina *vituko* vingi vya kukupa. (things)
15. *Mtu* yeyote anaweza kuelewa. (anyone)
2. Je, una *vituko* vipya? (any)
3. Kuna *watu* wengi kwenye mkutano. (many)
4. Nina *kitu* kingine cha kukupa. (something)
5. Hakuna *mtu* anayejua jibu. (nobody)
6. Utaona *watu* wengi huko. (people)
7. Hakuna *watu* walionijia. (nobody)
8. Nipe *kitu* kimoja cha kumbukumbu. (something)
9. *Mtu* yeyote anaweza kusema. (anyone)
10. Kuna *vituko* vingi vya kujifunza. (things)
11. Hakuna *mtu* yeyote aliyekuja. (nobody)
12. Nipe *watu* wawili tu kutoka orodha. (two)
13. Je, unajua *kitu* kuhusu hii? (anything)
14. Nina *vituko* vingi vya kukupa. (things)
15. *Mtu* yeyote anaweza kuelewa. (anyone)
