Learn Hardcore Swahili: Ukiendelea na utaratibu huu, faida zako zitaongezeka mara mbili. - If you continue with this procedure, your profits will double.

u- = second person singular subject marker
-ki- = conditional/temporal marker (“if/when”)
endelea = “continue”
Together ukiendelea means “if/when you continue,” indicating that what follows depends on your continuing.

How does na function in Ukiendelea na utaratibu huu?

Here na is a preposition meaning with, linking your action to the thing you’re using. It is not the conjunction “and” in this context.

Why is it utaratibu huu and not huu utaratibu?

Swahili demonstratives usually come after the noun and must agree in noun class. utaratibu (procedure) takes the proximal demonstrative huu, so utaratibu huu means “this procedure.”

Why do we say faida zako instead of faida yako here?

The speaker treats faida (“benefit/profit”) as plural (“benefits”), so the proper possessive for “your (singular) benefits” is zako. If you meant one benefit, you’d say faida yako.

Break down zitaongezeka. Why zi-, then -ta-, then ongezeka?

zi- = subject concord for faida (the noun class prefix that matches “benefits”)
-ta- = future tense marker
ongezeka = verb root “increase” (intransitive)
So zi-ta-ongezeka = “(your) benefits will increase.”

What does mara mbili mean and why is it placed at the end of the sentence?

mara = “time(s), occurrence(s)”
mbili = “two”
So mara mbili = twice. In Swahili, such expressions of frequency or extent generally follow the verb phrase.

How would you change this sentence to say if we continue instead of if you continue?

Swap the second-person prefixes for first-person plural:
Tukiendelea na utaratibu huu, faida zetu zitaongezeka mara mbili.
Here tu- (we) + -ki- = tukiendelea, and zetu = “our benefits.”

How can you express the simple command continue with this procedure in Swahili?

Use the imperative of endelea plus the same preposition and noun:
Endelea na utaratibu huu.