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Swahili Grammar & Reading (L4)

CEFR B1 · The engine room. The verb extensions that build new verbs, relative clauses inside the verb, the remaining noun classes, the -a of association, and reading real Swahili.

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1 module 7 lessons 10 enrolled ~14h of material
Swahili Grammar & Reading (L4)

By the end

What you'll build

  • Use the verb extensions: passive, causative, applicative, reciprocal and stative
  • Build relative clauses with the -o- infix and with amba-
  • Handle all the noun classes and their agreement
  • Use the -a of association for possession and description
  • Read a Swahili newspaper article with a dictionary
  • Handle dates, times and formal written conventions

The shape of it

How this course works

Short lessons

7 lessons across 1 module, each small enough to finish in one sitting.

Practice as you go

Every lesson ends with a small space for what you noticed — the doing is the learning.

A certificate at the end

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Ready when you are.

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