Imba

Imba

sing

Swahili → English

Example

Tunapenda kuimba nyimbo za dini kanisani.
We like to sing religious songs in church.
Pronunciation: Too-nah-pen-dah koo-eem-bah nyeem-boh zah dee-nee kah-nee-sah-nee.
Grammar: *Kuimba* is the infinitive of *imba* (‘sing’), used as the object of *tunapenda* (‘we like’). The subject prefix *tu-* marks 1st person plural in the main verb.