Mama anatumia blenda kutengeneza juisi ya ndimu, iliki, na maziwa baridi.

Swahili often packs subject and tense into the verb itself.

anatumia = a- + -na- + -tumia

• a- = he/she
• -na- = present-time marker
• -tumia = use

So anatumia means he/she uses or he/she is using.

Because of that, Swahili does not need a separate word for she is here. The verb already includes that information.

Because the verb already shows the subject.

In anatumia, the prefix a- tells you the subject is he/she. Since the sentence already has Mama, adding yeye would usually be unnecessary unless you want extra emphasis.

So:

• Mama anatumia... = normal
• Mama yeye anatumia... = possible, but more emphatic or contrastive

Because -tumia means to use, and it takes a direct object.

So Swahili says the equivalent of:

• Mama is-using blender...

not:

• Mama is-using with blender...

That is why blenda comes directly after anatumia.

If you want a different structure, you can say something like kwa kutumia blenda = by using a blender, but that is a different construction.

Kutengeneza is the infinitive form of the verb, meaning to make, to prepare, or sometimes to create/fix, depending on context.

• ku- = infinitive marker, like English to
• -tengeneza = the verb root

After another verb, it often shows purpose:

• anatumia blenda kutengeneza...
• she is using a blender to make...

So here kutengeneza explains why the blender is being used.

Here ya is the associative connector. It often corresponds to English of, with, or for, depending on context.

So juisi ya ndimu is literally something like:

• juice of lemon
• or more naturally, lemon juice

In this sentence, ya links juisi to its ingredients.

A key point: ya agrees with juisi, not with ndimu.

Because one associative connector can cover the whole coordinated list.

So:

• juisi ya ndimu, iliki, na maziwa baridi

means that the juice is associated with all three items in the list.

You do not need to repeat ya before every noun unless you want a heavier, more repetitive style. English works similarly sometimes:

• juice of lemon, cardamom, and cold milk

In Swahili, descriptive words usually come after the noun, not before it.

So:

• maziwa baridi = cold milk

not:

• baridi maziwa

This is a very common word-order pattern in Swahili:

• mtoto mdogo = small child
• maji safi = clean water
• chai tamu = sweet tea

Maziwa is the normal Swahili word for milk, even though it belongs to a noun class that often has plural forms.

So yes, to an English speaker it may feel odd that a mass noun like milk looks plural, but that is just how Swahili organizes nouns.

In other sentences, maziwa often takes class-6 agreement:

• maziwa mazuri = good milk

In your sentence, baridi does not change form, so you simply get maziwa baridi.

It can mean either, depending on context.

The -na- tense marker often covers both:

• a present action in progress: is using
• a general present: uses

So Mama anatumia blenda... could mean:

• Mom is using a blender...
• or Mom uses a blender...

If you want to make habitual meaning clearer, Swahili often uses hu-:

• Mama hutumia blenda... = Mom uses a blender / Mom usually uses a blender

Yes. They are loanwords that are commonly used in Swahili.

Swahili has borrowed many words from other languages and adapted them to Swahili pronunciation and spelling. So words like blenda and juisi are perfectly normal in everyday usage.

This is very common in Swahili, especially for modern objects, food items, and technology.

Because Swahili does not have articles like English a, an, and the.

So:

• blenda can mean a blender or the blender
• juisi can mean juice, a juice, or the juice

Context tells you which meaning is intended.

That is why Mama anatumia blenda... is a complete and natural sentence without any separate article word.