Swahili
ninapenda
nee-nah-PEHN-dah
How to say it
Swahilininapendanee-nah-PEHN-dahsoon
EnglishI likesoon
Frenchj'aimesoon
Meaning
a first-person present-tense statement meaning 'I like' or 'I love', from the verb kupenda (to like/love).
Good to know
the present tense of kupenda (to like/love) in the first person singular; used with a noun or verb to say what one likes.
Examples
- Ninapenda chakula hiki.I like this food.
- Je, ninapenda kusoma, na wewe?I like reading, and you?
- Sipendi hilo, lakini ninapenda hili.I don't like that, but I like this.
- Ninapenda kukuona ukifanikiwa.I like to see you succeed.