| to be able / can / relexive: to look after / to take care of | kuweza |
| to be taken care of by / to be looked after by | kuwezwa |
| infix for stative forms of verb stems ending in 'e' or 'i' (stative verbs = being in the state of... e.g. + present tense to be breakable + perfect to already be broken) (opposed to passive verbs stative verbs don't need an actor) | -ek- |
| to be taken care of (stative) | kuwezekwa |
| grass (ma class/ pl manyasi) | nyasi |
| to be taken of by leaf > to be thatched | kuezekwa (kwa) nyasi |
| our has been thatched (stative) | nyumba yetu imeezekwa (kwa) nyasi |
| up / above / about | juu |
| Our house has been thatched above. | Nyumba yetu imeezekwa nyasi juu. |