Zero Article Exercises For Swahili Grammar

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The Zero Article in Swahili grammar is an important grammatical concept. Unlike in English and many other languages, in Swahili, nouns don’t usually have articles (a, an, the) preceding them. This absence of an article in Swahili is referred to as the Zero article. The concept is flexible in that it allows you to omit certain words in a sentence, resulting in leaner and more efficient communication. The Swahili Zero Article is one of the primary reasons Swahili grammar is said to be more straightforward and easier to learn. Now, let’s dive into some exercises to better understand and apply this concept in practice.

Exercise 1: Fill in the blanks with the appropriate Swahili vocabulary based on the English cue.

1. *Ninaenda* (I’m going) sokoni kupata matunda.
2. *Juma* (Juma) anapenda kusoma vitabu.
3. *Anakula* (He/She is eating) mlo wake.
4. *Ninacheza* (I’m playing) mpira na rafiki zangu.
5. *Sisi* (We) tunasafisha nyumba.
6. *Nilikwenda* (I went) shuleni jana.
7. *Nakunywa* (I’m drinking) maji.
8. *Unafanya* (You are doing) kazi nzuri.
9. *Wao* (They) wanacheza muziki.
10. *Tunaishi* (We live) Dar es Salaam.
11. *Ninafuraha* (I’m happy).
12. *Unapenda* (You like) kula machungwa.
13. *Ninapika* (I’m cooking) chakula.
14. *Ameenda* (He/She has gone) shule.
15. *Tutakutana* (We will meet) baadaye.

Exercise 2: Fill in the blanks with the appropriate Swahili vocabulary based on the English cue.

1. *Yeye* (He/She) anacheza mpira.
2. *Anasoma* (He/She is reading) gazeti.
3. *Unasikiliza* (You’re listening) muziki?
4. *Ninaenda* (I’m going) duka kubwa.
5. *Walikwenda* (They went) kanisani jana.
6. *Nitakunywa* (I will drink) chai jioni.
7. *Ninatoka* (I’m coming from) kazi.
8. *Umeamka* (You’ve woken up) mapema sana.
9. *Tunacheza* (We’re playing) mchezo.
10. *Anapenda* (He/She likes) kusafiri.
11. *Nitasoma* (I will read) kitabu hicho.
12. *Wanakula* (They are eating) chakula.
13. *Ninafurahi* (I’m happy) kuwa hapa.
14. *Umeandika* (You have written) barua.
15. *Nitaenda* (I will go) sokoni.

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