angu

How to say it

Meaning

The stem that means belonging to me, the speaker. It never stands alone: it takes the prefix of the noun that is owned and comes after that noun, as in kitabu changu, my book.

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Common agreed forms: mtoto wangu (my child), nyumba yangu (my house), jina langu (my name), kiti changu (my chair), vitabu vyangu (my books), nguo zangu (my clothes), nyumbani kwangu (at my home), mahali pangu (my place), chumbani mwangu (in my room). Wangu also agrees with plural people and u class nouns: wazazi wangu, uso wangu.

Examples

• Mama yangu anapika chakula cha jioni.My mother is cooking the evening meal.
• Kitabu changu kiko juu ya meza.My book is on the table.
• Karibu nyumbani kwangu kesho jioni.Welcome to my home tomorrow evening.

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Forms

changu, kwangu, langu, mwangu, wangu, yangu, zangu