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.