Nitakusomea muhtasari huo baadaye.

I will read that summary to you later.

Breakdown of Nitakusomea muhtasari huo baadaye.

• mimi: I
• wewe: you
• baadaye: later
• huo: that

Questions & Answers about Nitakusomea muhtasari huo baadaye.

What does each part of the verb form Nitakusomea mean?

It’s a stack of small pieces glued together:

• ni- = I (subject marker, 1st person singular)
• -ta- = future tense marker (will)
• -ku- = you (object marker, 2nd person singular)
• som- = read/study (verb root)
• -e- = applicative/benefactive extension (adds “for/to/at” sense)
• -a = final vowel (default verb ending)

So: ni-ta-ku-som-e-a ≈ “I will read to/for you …”

Why is there a ku inside the verb? Isn’t ku- also the infinitive marker?

Good catch—Swahili has two different ku-:

• Before a verb at the start (e.g., kusoma) it’s the infinitive “to read.”
• Inside a conjugated verb, after the tense and before the root (as in -ta-ku-som-), it’s the object marker meaning “you (singular).”

Here it’s the object marker “you,” not the infinitive.

What does the ending -ea do in kusomea?