Nitakuletea kitabu chako baada ya darasa.

I

Breakdown of Nitakuletea kitabu chako baada ya darasa.

• kitabu: the book
• baada ya: after
• chako: your

Questions & Answers about Nitakuletea kitabu chako baada ya darasa.

How is Nitakuletea built word by word?

Nitakuletea can be broken down like this:

• ni- = I
• -ta- = will / future tense
• -ku- = you (object marker, singular)
• -let- = root from leta, meaning bring
• -e-...-a here is part of the applied form letea, which means bring to/for someone

So Nitakuletea means something like:

I will bring to you
or more naturally, I will bring you ...

Why is it letea and not just leta?

This is because Swahili often changes the verb form when the action is done for or to someone.

• leta = bring
• letea = bring to / bring for

Since the sentence includes you as the person receiving the book, letea is the natural choice.

So:

• Nitaleta kitabu = I will bring a book
• Nitakuletea kitabu = I will bring you a book / I will bring the book to you

What does -ku- mean in Nitakuletea?