Ninapika chakula bila mafuta.

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Breakdown of Ninapika chakula bila mafuta.

• kupika: to cook
• chakula: the food
• bila: without
• mafuta: the oil

Questions & Answers about Ninapika chakula bila mafuta.

Why is the subject prefix ni used in Ninapika?

In Swahili, ni is the first-person singular subject prefix, meaning I. It shows that the speaker is the one performing the action.

What does the na in Ninapika indicate?

The na is the present tense marker in Swahili. It tells us that the action (cooking) is happening right now or is generally true in the present.

Does chakula refer to any specific type of food?

In Swahili, chakula simply means food in a general sense. It isn’t restricted to any particular dish.

How is bila used in Swahili sentences?

bila means without. You place it before the item that is being excluded. So in this sentence, it shows you are cooking food without using oil.

Why is mafuta used here in plural form?

In Swahili, certain nouns for substances, like oil, are treated as plural nouns (Class 6). They can appear in what looks like a plural form, even when referring to a singular quantity of liquid.