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聪加语

聪加语(聪加语:Xitsonga/英语:Tsonga)属尼日尔-刚果语系大西洋刚果语族。聪加语是南非津巴布韦官方语言之一。在莫桑比克、斯威士兰、津巴布韦也有相当数量的使用者。

语法

时态

聪加语的时态基本上包括现在时、现在进行时、过去时和将来时等;

现在时态是由人称代词和动词一起构成的。

现在时例句:

Ndzi lava mali – I want money.

Hi tirha siku hinkwaro – We work all day.

Mi(u) lava mani? – Who are you looking for?

U kota ku famba – S/He knows how to walk.

而现在进行时,一般来说,指示在目前的一个人正在进行的状态。

现在进行时例句:

dzi nghena (e)ndlwini – I am entering the house.

Ha tirha sweswi – We are working right now.

Ma hemba – You(pl.) are lying.

Wa hemba – You(sing.) are lying.

Wa hemba – S/He is lying.

而过去时依照所参照的词有3种不同的形式:

在过去时中,第一种情况,如果谓语动词结尾有-a,那么在句中,这个词的字母a要去掉,并且接上-ile这个后缀,如:

Ndzi nghenile ndlwini – I entered the house.

Hi tirhile siku hinkwaro – We worked all day.

U hembile – You lied.

U hembile – S/He lied.

Va hembile – They lied.

过去时中,第二种情况,如果谓语动词结尾有-ala,在句中,这个词的去掉-ala,改加--ele或 -ale.,如

ku rivala – to forget

Ndzi rivele – I Forgot, U rivele – you forgot, Va rivele – they forgot

Ku nyamalala – To disappear

U nyamalarile – S/he – disappeared

Words used to describe a state of being also use the past tense.

Ku karhala – To be tired.

Ndzi karhele – I am tired, U karhele – S/He is tired, Va karhele – They are tired.

第三种情况,把动词的-a改为-e即可,如:

Ku fika – To arrive

U fike tolo – S/He arrived yesterday

Ndzi fike tolo – I arrived yesterday.

Hi tirhe siku hinkwaro – We worked all day.

Ndzi nghene (e)ndlwini – I entered the house.

在将来时中,主语与谓语间加--ta即可,如:

Ndzi ta nghena (e)ndlwini – I will enter the house.

Hi ta tirha siku hinkwaro – We will work all day.

Va ta tirha siku hinkwaro – They will work all day.

Mi ta tirha siku hinkwaro – You(pl.) will work all day.

数词

日常用语

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