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Learning the Zulu Adjectives is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. The more you master it the more you get closer to mastering the Zulu language. But first we need to know what the role of Adjectives is in the structure of the grammar in Zulu.
Zulu Adjectives are words that describe or modify another person or thing in the sentence. Here are some examples:
| English Adjectives | Zulu Adjectives |
|---|---|
| adjectives | iziphawulo |
| a green tree | isihlahla esiluhlaza |
| a tall building | ibhilidi elide |
| a very old man | indoda endala kakhulu |
| the old red house | indlu endala ebovu |
| a very nice friend | umngane onesihe kakhulu |
Notice the structure of the Adjectives in Zulu.
Below is a list of the Adjectives, Colors, Shapes, Sizes in Zulu placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Zulu vocabulary.
| English Adjectives | Zulu Adjectives |
|---|---|
| colors | imibala |
| black | omnyama |
| blue | oluhlaza sasibhakabhaka |
| brown | onsundu |
| gray | ogreyi |
| green | oluhlaza satshani |
| orange | ophuzi |
| purple | ophephuli |
| red | obovu |
| white | omhlophe |
| yellow | oqanda |
| sizes | ubukhulu |
| big | enkulu |
| deep | eshonayo |
| long | ende |
| narrow | encinyane |
| short | emfushane |
| small | encane |
| tall | ende |
| thick | ewugqinsi |
| thin | encinyane |
| wide | ebanzi |
| shapes | |
| circular | eyindilinga |
| straight | eqondile |
| square | |
| triangular | ewunxantathu |
| tastes | |
| bitter | emuncu |
| fresh | |
| salty | enosawoti |
| sour | emuncu |
| spicy | enezithako |
| sweet | emnandi sashukela |
| qualities | |
| bad | embi |
| clean | ehlanzekile |
| dark | emnyama |
| difficult | enzima |
| dirty | engcolile |
| dry | eyomile |
| easy | elula |
| empty | engenalutho |
| expensive | ebizayo |
| fast | esheshayo |
| foreign | eyangaphandle |
| full | egcwele |
| good | elungile |
| hard | enzima |
| heavy | esindayo |
| inexpensive | ebizayo |
| light | elula |
| local | eyasendaweni |
| new | entsha |
| noisy | enomsindo |
| old | endala |
| powerful | enamandla |
| quiet | ethule |
| correct | okuyiqiniso |
| slow | enensayo |
| soft | entofozelayo |
| very | kakhulu |
| weak | elula |
| wet | emanzi |
| wrong | engeyona |
| young | encane |
| quantities | ubuningi |
| few | mbalwa |
| little | ncane |
| many | ningi |
| much | ningi |
| part | ncane |
| some | okunye |
| a few | okumbalwa |
| whole | okugcwele |
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