indimi

Swahili

kusema unasema

koo-SEH-mah oo-nah-SEH-mah

How to say it

Swahilikusema unasemakoo-SEH-mah oo-nah-SEH-mahsoon
Englishto speak → you speaksoon
Frenchparler → tu parlessoon

Meaning

the second-person singular present tense of kusema (to speak): 'you speak' or 'you are speaking'.

Good to know

illustrates the present-tense subject prefix u- (you, singular) with -sema (speak) and the present marker -na-.

Examples

  • Unasema Kiswahili vizuri sana.You speak Swahili very well.
  • Je, unasema ukweli?Are you speaking the truth?
  • Kama unasema polepole, sitakuelewa.If you speak slowly, I won't understand you.
  • Kesho utakapokuja, unasema nini kuhusu mpango wetu?When you come tomorrow, what do you say about our plan?

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