Objects

For a specifically mentioned object, like man or woman, this goes after a verb

→ Omusajja alaba omukazi (the man sees the woman)

→ Nasomye ekitabo jjo e kiro (I read the book last night.)

→ Otunzizza omusajja ebibajje? (Did you sell the furniture to the man?)

Previously mentioned objects (anaphorics)

“‘I see the man, do you see him?”

This is essentially a pronoun in a different part of the setence, referring to a previously mentioned object. In Luganda it is placed inside the verb.

• placed after a time indicator

• if ^ is missing, it is placed behind the personal indicator

  • Ndaba omusajja, omulaba?

  • Ndaba omucungwa, ogulaba?

  • Ndaba ekitabo, okiraba?

These are conjugated based on the noun class, and is very similar to the verb prefixes with a few exceptions:

• Class 1 → mu, ba

• Class 2 → gu, gi

• Class 3 → gi, zi

• Class 4 → ki, bi

• Class 5 → ri, ga

• Class 6 → ka, bu

• Class 7 → lu, zi

• Class 9 → ku, ma

• Class 10 → tu

Examples:

• Oluganda olumanyi? → Do you know Luganda?

• Omusajja ono tebamumanyi. → They don’t know this man

Two objects ~ one indirect and one direct

The two objects are also placed in the verb. See the examples.

• Nkimuwadde. ————-→ I gave it to him.

• Katonda yamumpa. ——→ God gave him to me.

• Yakitusuubizizza. ———→ He promised it to us.

For

When saying your doing something for someone, refer back to the prepositional where you had to add a suffix (ira, era, iza, eza) to a verb.

• The order is the setence is verb + prep suffix → person object → object

Examples:

• Nfumbira mukyala wange emmere. —→ I cook the food for my wife

• Tagulira omwana we keeki. ————--→ He doesn’t buy his child cake.

• Basambira eggwanga lyabwe mupiira → They play football for their country

Examples of unspecified objects (it, them, etc)

• Ngukufumbira. (muceere) ——→ I’m cooking it (the rice) for you.

• Olingulira? (eryenvu) ————-→ Do you buy it (the banana) for me?

• Bagibaleetera. (embuzi) ———→ They bring it (the goat) to them.