Ruka

Ruka

jump

Swahili → English

Example

Watoto wanapenda kuruka juu kwenye kitanda.
Children like to jump high on the bed.
Pronunciation: Wah-toh-toh wah-nah-pen-dah koo-roo-kah joo koo-en-yeh kee-tan-dah.
Grammar: *Ruka* is used here in the infinitive *kuruka* after *wanapenda* (‘they like’). The subject prefix *wana-* marks 3rd person plural in the main verb.