Kuandika

Kuandika

write

Swahili → English

Example

Ninajifunza kuandika barua kwa Kiswahili.
I am learning to write a letter in Swahili.
Pronunciation: Nee-nah-jee-foon-zah koo-ahn-dee-kah bah-roo-ah kwah Kee-swah-hee-lee.
Grammar: The infinitive *kuandika* (‘to write’) follows *ninajifunza* (‘I am learning’). The root is *andika*; *ku-* marks the infinitive form.