Mimi nitawasaidia kesho.

I

Breakdown of Mimi nitawasaidia kesho.

• kesho: tomorrow
• kusaidia: to help
• wa: them

Questions & Answers about Mimi nitawasaidia kesho.

How is Mimi nitawasaidia kesho broken down?

A simple breakdown is:

• Mimi = I / me
• ni-ta-wa-saidia = I will help them / I will help you all
  • ni- = I
  • -ta- = future marker, like will
  • -wa- = them or you (plural/polite) as the object
  • -saidia = help
• kesho = tomorrow

So the sentence means I will help them tomorrow or I will help you all tomorrow, depending on context.

Where is the word will in this sentence?

Swahili usually does not use a separate word for will the way English does. Instead, future meaning is built into the verb.

Here, -ta- is the future marker:

• ni-ta-wa-saidia
• ni- = I
• -ta- = will
• -wa- = them / you all
• -saidia = help

So nitawasaidia literally works like I-will-help-them.

Why is mimi used if ni- already means I?