The lion, the witch and the wardrobe - Swahili 5 - Chapter 1-d

QuestionAnswer
to ever (have/do) /venture /undertake
kuwahi
did he ever...
aliwahi
I have never.. / I never did
Sijawahi
I never went
Sijawahi kwenda
did he ever go /once he went
aliwahi kwenda
he never had /did
hakuwahi
he never was
hakuwahi kuwa
wife
mke
to have a wife
kuwa na mke
He never had a wife.
Hakuwahi kuwa na mke.
he lived
aliishi
in
katika
house
nyumba
in a house
katika nyumba
and he lived in a house
na aliishi katika nyumba
big
kubwa
a big house
nyumba kubwa
He never had a wife and lived in a big house.
Hakuwahi kuwa na mke na aliishi katika nyumba kubwa.
very /much /excessive
sana
very big
kubwa sana
a very big house
nyumba kubwa sana
He lived in a very big house.
Aliishi katika nyumba kubwa sana.
house keeper
mfanyikazi wa nyumba
maids
mjakazi
to do
kufanya
I do
ninafanya
work
kazi
to work
kufanya kazi
three
-tatu
three maidservants
mjakazi watatu
a housekeeper and three maidservants
mfanyikazi wa nyumba na mjakazi watatu
He lived together with a housekeeper and three maidservants.
Aliishi na mfanyikazi wa nyumba na mjakazi watatu
He lived in a very big house together with a housekeeper and three maidservants.
Aliishi katika nyumba kubwa sana na mfanyikazi wa nyumba na mjakazi watatu.
He never had a wife and lived in a very big house together with a housekeeper and three maidservants.
Hakuwahi kuwa na mke na aliishi katika nyumba kubwa sana na mfanyikazi wa nyumba na mjakazi watatu.
to be called
kuitwa
she is called
anaitwa
who/ which is called
anayeitwa
mrs
bi
Mrs Macready
Bi Macridie
a housekeeper who is called Mrs. Macready
mfanyikazi wa nyumba anayeitwa Bi Macridie
He never had a wife and lived in a big house together with a housekeeper called Mrs Macready and three maidservants - Ivy, Margaret and Betty
Hakuwahi kuwa na mke, na aliishi katika nyumba kubwa sana na mfanyikazi wa nyumba anayeitwa Bi Macridie na mjakazi watatu - Ivy, Margaret na Betty
but
lakini
to be involved
kuhusika
they were not involved
hawakuhusika
but they were not involved
lakini hawakuhusika
but they were almost not involved
lakini karibu hawakuhusika
story /fairytale
hadithi
our story
hadithi yetu
but they were almost not involved in our story
lakini karibu hawakuhusika hadithi yetu