Questions & Answers about Mimi ninapiga piano nyumbani.
Swahili verbs are built from three main parts: a subject marker, a tense/aspect marker, and the verb stem. In ninapiga:
• ni- is the 1st person singular subject marker (“I”)
• -na- is the present tense/aspect marker (simple present/present continuous)
• piga is the verb stem meaning “play” or “hit”
Since borrowed words often follow class 9/10 patterns, you can either:
• Use the class 9/10 prefix ma-: mapiano
• Or explicitly quantify: piano mbili (“two pianos”)
Both forms are commonly understood.
Attach a possessive phrase after the locative: nyumbani kwangu (“at my home”). Full sentence:
Mimi ninapiga piano nyumbani kwangu.
Time expressions are flexible. You can place kila siku at the beginning, before the verb, or after the object:
• Kila siku ninapiga piano nyumbani.
• Ninapiga piano kila siku nyumbani.
• Ninapiga piano nyumbani kila siku.
All mean “I play the piano at home every day.”
Yes. Place it after the verb (and after any object). For “well” use vizuri, or sana for “very”:
• Ninapiga piano nyumbani vizuri. (“I play the piano at home well.”)
• Ninapiga piano nyumbani sana. (“I play the piano at home a lot/very much.”)