Tunapenda kuja kwenu wikendi.

we

Breakdown of Tunapenda kuja kwenu wikendi.

• kupenda: to like
• kuja: to come
• wikendi: the weekend

Questions & Answers about Tunapenda kuja kwenu wikendi.

What does Tunapenda literally mean, and how is it built?

Tunapenda is one word made from three parts:

• tu- = subject prefix for “we”
• -na- = present / habitual tense marker (roughly “do / are doing”)
• penda = verb stem “to like / to love”

So Tunapenda literally means “we (present) like/love”, usually translated simply as “we like” (or sometimes “we love,” depending on context).

Does tunapenda mean “we like” or “we love”? How strong is it?

The verb penda covers both “like” and “love” in Swahili. The exact strength comes from context, not a different verb.

• For people: Ninakupenda can mean “I love you.”
• For activities/things: Tunapenda kuja kwenu wikendi is naturally “We like coming to your place on weekends.”

If you need to stress deep, romantic love, you add context or adjectives, e.g. Ninakupenda sana (I really love you).

Why is there ku- before -ja, making kuja?