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The Zulu grammar allows you to manipulate the vocabulary to obtain multiple forms of a word. The grammatical rules below are the most important in Zulu and help connect words or shape the structure. We start with the prepositions:
And: bese ![]() |
Under: ngaphansi ![]() |
Before: ngaphambi ![]() |
After: ngemuva ![]() |
Inside: ngaphakathi ![]() |
Outside: ngaphandle ![]() |
With: no- ![]() |
But: kodwa ![]() |
For: ye- ![]() |
From: kusukela ![]() |
To: kuya ![]() |
In: e- ![]() |
To ask questions, use the following:
What?: ini? ![]() |
Who?: ubani? ![]() |
How?: kanjani? ![]() |
Why?: ngobani? ![]() |
Where?: kuphi? ![]() |
Some of the most important time adverbs:
Never: soze ![]() |
Rarely: ngokungavamile ![]() |
Sometimes: ngesinye isikhathi ![]() |
Usually: ngokujwayelekile ![]() |
Always: njalo ![]() |
Very: kakhulu ![]() |
Most commonly used pronouns in Zulu:
I: mina ![]() |
You: wena ![]() |
He: yena ![]() |
She: yena ![]() |
We: thina ![]() |
They: bona ![]() |
To express the possession of something [possessive form]:
My: okwami ![]() |
Your: okwakho ![]() |
His: okwakhe ![]() |
Her: okwakhe ![]() |
Our: okwethu ![]() |
Their: okwabo ![]() |
Some random verbs to show how it's being used:
Some extra grammatical structures:
The above Zulu grammar can provide tools to use in coordination with the Zulu vocabulary to obtain some popular Zulu phrases.
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Did you know? Grammar can help you increase your vocabulary dramatically. Grammar is like a tool which helps you manipulate words in a sentence by changing the shape and location of a word to create something new out of the old one. |