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| moraka || morakeng || at the cattle post | | moraka || morakeng || at the cattle post | ||
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| − | | | + | | kereke|| kerekeng || in the church |
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| − | | | + | | motse || motseng || in the village |
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| + | | tafole|| tafoleng || on the table | ||
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| + | | kopi || koping || in the cup | ||
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| + | | ofisi || ofising || in the office | ||
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| + | | lefifi || lefifing || in the dark/darkness | ||
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| + | | sephiri || sephiring || in secret/privacy | ||
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| + | | shopo || shopong || in the shop | ||
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| + | | toropo || toropong || in the town | ||
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| + | | tiro || tirong || in the workplace | ||
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| + | | sekolo || sekolong || in the school | ||
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| + | | maru || marung || in the clouds | ||
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Revision as of 11:08, 26 March 2007
In this lesson you will learn about locations and how to talk about location (in front of, nearby etc)
Locatives
locatives "ko/kwa", "mo" and "fa" are used to describe location. "mo" usually means "inside" or a more precise location than "ko/kwa".
| o kae? | where are you/he/she ? |
| ke bereka mo ofising | I am working in the office |
| o nna kwa Broadhurt mo Gaborone | he stays at Broadhurst in Gaborone |
| Festus o ko Francistown | Festus is in Francistown |
| Ba kwa tirong | They are at work |
| Sarah o yo | Sarah is here |
| Sarah ga a yo | Sarah is not here |
Note the use of "ofising" and "tirong" above. In general, whenever a noun is used as a location following "ko/kwa/mo/fa" then -ng is added at the end, unless the noun ends in "a" in which case the "a" is replaced by "-eng".
Location nouns
| banka | bankeng | in the bank |
| sepatela | sepateleng | in the hospital |
| moraka | morakeng | at the cattle post |
| kereke | kerekeng | in the church |
| motse | motseng | in the village |
| tafole | tafoleng | on the table |
| kopi | koping | in the cup |
| ofisi | ofising | in the office |
| lefifi | lefifing | in the dark/darkness |
| sephiri | sephiring | in secret/privacy |
| shopo | shopong | in the shop |
| toropo | toropong | in the town |
| tiro | tirong | in the workplace |
| sekolo | sekolong | in the school |
| maru | marung | in the clouds |
