katika
kah-TEE-kah
How to say it
Swahilikatikakah-TEE-kahsoon
Englishin, at, among; duringsoon
Frenchdans, à, parmi; pendantsoon
Meaning
A preposition that places something inside a place, a group, a period of time or a matter.
Good to know
It comes before the noun: katika nyumba, in the house; katika kipindi cha, during the period of. The ending ni (nyumbani) often does the same job.
Examples
- Watoto wanacheza katika bustani.The children are playing in the garden.
- Katika kundi letu kuna wanawake watano.In our group there are five women.
- Alizaliwa katika mwaka wa uhuru.He was born in the year of independence.
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