Learn Hardcore Swahili: Kesho asubuhi, nitasafisha sufuria nzito jikoni. - Tomorrow morning, I will clean the heavy cooking pot in the kitchen.

Break down nitasafisha into n- (subject prefix “I”) + -ta- (future tense marker) + -safisha (verb root “clean”). Together they mean “I will clean.”

Why doesn’t nitasafisha include an object marker for sufuria?

When the direct object noun (sufuria) immediately follows the verb, the internal object prefix is typically omitted to avoid redundancy. If you dropped sufuria, you could say nitaisafisha (“I will clean it”).

Why is nzito placed after sufuria, and how does it agree with the noun?

Descriptive adjectives in Swahili follow the noun they modify. nzito means “heavy,” and its initial n- prefix agrees with the noun class of sufuria, showing class-agreement (“heavy pot”).

What does the -ni suffix in jikoni indicate, and what is jikoni?

jiko means “stove” or “kitchen area.” Adding -ni turns it into the locative form “in the kitchen.” The -ni suffix marks location.

How would you say “we will clean the heavy pot in the kitchen tomorrow morning”?

Replace the subject prefix n- with t- for “we”:
Kesho asubuhi titasafisha sufuria nzito jikoni.

How do you say “you (singular) will clean the heavy pot in the kitchen tomorrow morning”?

Use u- as the subject prefix for “you”:
Kesho asubuhi utasafisha sufuria nzito jikoni.

How would you make the sentence negative (“I will not clean the heavy pot…”)?

Use the negative subject prefix si- together with -ta-:
Kesho asubuhi sitasafisha sufuria nzito jikoni.
This means “Tomorrow morning I will not clean the heavy pot in the kitchen.”

Can you add mimi for emphasis, and where does it go?

Yes. Place mimi before the verb or clause to emphasize the subject:
Kesho asubuhi mimi nitasafisha sufuria nzito jikoni.