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Ibihe vy'inshinga

Verb Tenses Overview

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The Verb Structure

Kirundi verbs follow an agglutinative structure: Subject Prefix + Tense Marker + Verb Root + Extensions + Final Vowel. Understanding this structure is key to conjugation.

Examples

N-da-som-a

I read (N=I, da=present, som=read, a=final)

Ba-ra-kund-a

They love (Ba=they, ra=present, kund=love, a=final)