Soma

Soma

read

Swahili → English

Example

Anasoma kitabu cha historia darasani.
She is reading a history book in class.
Pronunciation: Ah-nah-soh-mah kee-tah-boo chah hee-stoh-ree-ah dah-rah-sah-nee.
Grammar: The verb root is *soma*; *anasoma* uses the 3rd person singular subject prefix *a-* plus present *-na-* to mean ‘she/he is reading’.