indimi

Swahili

kusema ninasema

koo-SEH-mah nee-nah-SEH-mah

How to say it

Swahilikusema ninasemakoo-SEH-mah nee-nah-SEH-mahsoon
Englishto speak → I speaksoon
Frenchparler → je parlesoon

Meaning

the first-person singular present tense of kusema (to speak): 'I speak' or 'I am speaking'.

Good to know

illustrates present-tense conjugation: the subject prefix ni- attached to -sema (speak) with the present marker -na-.

Examples

  • Ninasema Kiswahili kila siku.I speak Swahili every day.
  • Je, ninasema vibaya?Am I speaking badly?
  • Kesho, wakati ninasema, utanisikia vizuri.Tomorrow, when I speak, you will hear me well.
  • Ninasema kweli, si uongo.I am speaking the truth, not a lie.

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