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Meaning of -na- | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

  1. positive present tense marker
    morpheme
  2. inceptive aspect marker
    morpheme
  3. marker of simultaneity
    morpheme
  4. continuous aspect marker
    morpheme

Examples

“wanakula”

they are eating

“wanalala”

they are falling asleep

“Inakuwa baridi.”

It is getting cold.

“Near-synonym: -ki-”
“nilikuwa ninaandika”

I was writing

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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