Usages of tu
Ni vizuri kukabiliana na utawala kandamizi kwa umoja, badala ya kuuruhusu utudhibiti.
It is good to confront oppressive administration with unity, rather than allowing it to control us.
Mwalimu anatufundisha Kiswahili darasani.
The teacher teaches us Swahili in the classroom.
Mwalimu alituuliza kisawe cha neno “furaha”.
The teacher asked us for a synonym of the word “happiness.”
Bibi hupenda kutuambia methali jioni.
Grandmother likes to tell us proverbs in the evening.
Mwalimu alitukumbusha akifishaji mzuri: koma mahali pake, nukta mwishoni, na alama ya kuuliza mwishoni mwa swali.
The teacher reminded us about good punctuation: a comma in its place, a period at the end, and a question mark at the end of a question.
Mwalimu alituonyesha herufi “t” kwenye ubao.
The teacher showed us the letter “t” on the board.
Mwalimu alituambia tuhesabu silabi za neno hili kwa sauti.
The teacher told us to count the syllables of this word aloud.
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