Kimbia

Kimbia

run

Swahili → English

Example

Kila asubuhi nakimbia kilomita tano.
Every morning I run five kilometers.
Pronunciation: Kee-lah a-soo-boo-hee nah-keem-bee-ah kee-loh-mee-tah tah-noh.
Grammar: The verb root is *kimbia*; here it takes the 1st person singular present prefix *na-* → *nakimbia* = ‘I run / I am running’.