Hata hivyo, nataka kuunganishiwa umeme tena.

Hata hivyo is a set phrase meaning however, nevertheless, or even so.

It usually comes at the beginning because it connects this sentence to something said before. In other words, it signals a contrast:

• something was said first
• then Hata hivyo introduces what is true despite that

The comma is normal because it is acting like an introductory linking phrase.

Yes—ninataka is the full standard form for I want:

• ni- = I
• -na- = present tense
• -taka = want

So:

• ninataka = I want

But nataka is a very common shortened form, especially in speech and informal usage. Learners should recognize both.

So in practice:

• ninataka = full form
• nataka = common shortened form

Both mean the same thing here.

In Swahili, the subject is usually built into the verb, so you often do not need a separate pronoun.

In the full form ninataka, the ni- already means I.

That is why Swahili often says just the verb, where English needs a pronoun:

• ninataka = I want
• not necessarily mimi ninataka

You can add mimi for emphasis, contrast, or clarity, but it is not required.

After -taka (to want), Swahili normally uses the infinitive of the next verb.

That infinitive usually begins with ku-, which works a bit like English to:

• nataka kwenda = I want to go
• nataka kula = I want to eat
• nataka kuunganishiwa = I want to be connected / to have connected

So ku- here marks the verb as an infinitive.

This is the part many learners notice because it is long.

A helpful way to understand it is:

• unganisha = connect, join
• unganishia = connect for / to someone
• unganishiwa = be connected for / to someone

Then add the infinitive ku-:

• kuunganishiwa = to be connected for someone / to have something connected for someone

So this form includes more than just the basic idea of connect. It also carries the idea that the action is being done for someone’s benefit or to someone’s place/service.

That is why it fits very well for things like utilities.

Because kuunganishiwa is more specific and more natural in this kind of situation.

A simple contrast:

• kuunganisha = to connect something
• kuunganishwa = to be connected
• kuunganishiwa = to have something connected for you / at your place

With utility service, kuunganishiwa umeme sounds very natural because the electricity is being connected or restored for the speaker, usually at their home, building, or account.

So -iwa adds an important nuance here.

Swahili often uses the passive when the doer is unknown, obvious, or unimportant.

Here, the important point is not who reconnects the electricity, but that the speaker wants the electricity reconnected.

So the sentence focuses on the result received by the speaker, not on the company or worker doing it.

That is very natural in both Swahili and English in service situations.

Umeme means electricity or electric power.

Swahili does not have articles like English a, an, and the, so a noun can appear by itself:

• umeme = electricity / the electricity / electric power

Context tells you how specific it is. In this sentence, it naturally refers to the speaker’s electricity supply.

So the lack of the is completely normal in Swahili.

Tena usually means again.

In a sentence about electricity, it often sounds more natural in English as:

• again
• back on
• restored

So here tena shows that the electricity was connected before and the speaker wants that state to return.

It does not mean still here. It means the action should happen another time, or the service should be restored.

Putting tena at the end is very natural in Swahili.

Adverbs like this often come after the main part of the clause:

• nataka kuunganishiwa umeme tena

That final position makes the idea of again / back on feel clear and natural.

Other word orders may be possible in some contexts, but this one is straightforward and idiomatic.

Because the infinitive prefix ku- is attached to a verb form that begins with u.

So:

• ku-
  • unganishiwa → kuunganishiwa

Swahili spelling keeps both vowels. Learners often expect one to disappear, but it usually does not.

In pronunciation, those vowels are typically kept separate enough to hear both parts:

• ku-u-nga-ni-shi-wa

So the double u is normal and comes from how the word is built.