Mwalimu anayependa watoto anafundisha kwa huruma.

Mwalimu means teacher, and here it is singular.

The plural is walimu = teachers.

So:

• mwalimu = teacher
• walimu = teachers

It can mean either. Swahili nouns do not usually mark gender the way English sometimes does.

Also, the subject marker a- in anayependa and anafundisha can mean he or she, depending on context.

So this sentence could refer to:

• a male teacher
• a female teacher

Swahili normally does not use articles like English a/an/the.

So mwalimu can mean:

• a teacher
• the teacher

The exact meaning depends on context.

Anayependa means who loves.

It can be broken down like this:

• a- = he/she (subject marker)
• -na- = present tense
• -ye- = relative marker meaning something like who
• penda = love

So anayependa literally works like: he/she-is-who-loves
or more naturally in English: who loves

Because in Swahili, relative clauses are often built inside the verb, not with a separate word.

In English, you say:

• the teacher who loves children

In Swahili, you say:

• mwalimu anayependa watoto

So the idea of who is carried by the relative marker -ye- inside anayependa.

Because it agrees with mwalimu, which is a singular human noun.

Swahili relative markers change according to the noun class.

Here:

• mwalimu = singular person
• so the relative part is -ye-

If the noun were plural, the form would change. For example:

• walimu wanaopenda watoto = teachers who love children

So the relative marker helps show what kind of noun is being described.

Watoto means children.

Its singular is:

• mtoto = child

So:

• mtoto = child
• watoto = children

Because the object watoto is stated directly after the verb, and Swahili often does not need an object marker in that situation.

So:

• anapenda watoto = he/she loves children

That is completely normal.

In some contexts, especially with specific or emphasized animate objects, speakers may include an object marker, but it is not required here.

Both verbs use the marker -na-, which is the present tense.

So:

• anayependa = who loves / who is loving
• anafundisha = teaches / is teaching

In many cases, Swahili -na- can match either the English simple present or present progressive, depending on context.

Because the sentence has:

1. a relative clause
2. a main clause

These are the two parts:

• mwalimu anayependa watoto = the teacher who loves children
• anafundisha kwa huruma = teaches with compassion

The same subject, mwalimu, is connected to both verbs, so both verbs show agreement with that singular human subject.

Because in Swahili, descriptions like this usually come after the noun they modify.

So Swahili says, literally:

• teacher who loves children

This is similar to English:

• the teacher who loves children

The noun comes first, and the relative clause follows it.

Literally, kwa huruma means something like:

• with compassion
• with kindness
• mercifully
• compassionately

Here:

• kwa is a very common preposition that can mean with, by, in, using, depending on context
• huruma means compassion, mercy, kindness

So anafundisha kwa huruma means the teacher teaches in a compassionate way.

Yes. In Swahili, the present tense with -na- often covers both ideas.

So anafundisha can mean:

• he/she teaches
• he/she is teaching

The context tells you which English translation fits best.

It would become:

Walimu wanaopenda watoto wanafundisha kwa huruma.

That means: Teachers who love children teach with compassion.

Notice the changes:

• mwalimu → walimu
• anayependa → wanaopenda
• anafundisha → wanafundisha

This is because the sentence now agrees with a plural human subject.