Prepositions of Direction or Viunganishi vya Mwelekeo in Swahili play a crucial role in the language. They’re commonly used in daily conversations, and students definitely need to learn them to understand and construct sentences well. Prepositions of Direction in Swahili portray movement from one place to another, and are typically placed before the verb in a sentence. Some key examples include ‘kutoka’ (from), ‘kuingia’ (into) and ‘kwenda’ (to).
Exercise 1: Fill in the blanks with appropriate Viunganishi vya Mwelekeo (Prepositions of Direction)
1. Nimekuja *kwenda* kuona filamu. (to)
2. Nina *kutoka* darasani. (from)
3. Tuna *kuingia* sokoni kununua matunda. (into)
4. Je, wewe ni *kutoka* wapi? (from)
5. Nataka *kwenda* nyumbani. (to)
6. Yeye ni *kutoka* Afrika Mashariki. (from)
7. Leo nitasafiri *kwenda* Mombasa. (to)
8. Ali *kuingia* kwenye duka la dawa. (into)
9. Ninaenda *kwenda* kucheza mpira. (to)
10. Wamekuja *kutoka* Amerika. (from)
11. Watoto *kuingia* katika nyumba. (into)
12. Alitaka *kwenda* msikitini. (to)
13. Rudi *kutoka* shuleni. (from)
14. Ngoja *kuingia* kwenye gari. (into)
15. Mwanafunzi anakuja *kwenda* darasani. (to)
Exercise 2: Fill in the blanks with appropriate Viunganishi vya Mwelekeo (Prepositions of Direction)
1. Mimi *kutoka* Dar es Salaam. (from)
2. Wao *kuingia* kwenye stadiumu. (into)
3. Nipeleke *kwenda* hospitalini. (to)
4. Mzee *kutoka* kijijini. (from)
5. Chukua kiti na *kuingia* kikao. (into)
6. Polisi *kwenda* kituo cha polisi. (to)
7. Yeye *kutoka* India. (from)
8. Watalii *kuingia* ndani ya mbuga ya wanyama. (into)
9. Wanafunzi *kwenda* shule. (to)
10. Nyoka *kutoka* pangoni. (from)
11. Amina *kuingia* kwenye kikao. (into)
12. Anataka *kwenda* sokoni. (to)
13. Mama *kutoka* jikoni. (from)
14. Tazama *kuingia* kwenye barabara kuu. (into)
15. Watu wanataka *kwenda* kanisani. (to)
