Baada ya kuoga, mtoto anapenda kuvaa nguo safi.

Baada ya means after.

It is a fixed expression:

• baada = after / afterwards
• ya = a linking word, often similar to of in structure

So baada ya kuoga is literally something like after of bathing, but in natural English it just means after bathing or after taking a bath.

Kuoga is the infinitive form of the verb to bathe / to wash oneself.

In Swahili, infinitives usually begin with ku-, so:

• kuoga = to bathe
• kuvaa = to wear

After baada ya, Swahili often uses this infinitive form:

• baada ya kuoga = after bathing

Mtoto means child. It does not specify gender.

So it can mean:

• a child
• the child
• boy or girl, depending on context

Swahili usually does not have articles like a or the, so mtoto can be interpreted either way depending on the situation.

The a- is the subject marker for he/she.

So in anapenda:

• a- = he/she
• -na- = present / ongoing / general present
• -penda = like / love

Together, anapenda means he/she likes or he/she is liking, though in natural English here it is best translated as likes.

Because mtoto is singular and refers to one child, the verb uses the singular subject marker a-.

The -na- is a present tense marker.

So:

• a-na-penda
• he/she - present - like

In many sentences, this form can express:

• something happening now
• a general present
• a usual habit, depending on context

Here, anapenda kuvaa nguo safi is most naturally understood as the child likes to wear clean clothes.

Because kuvaa is also an infinitive: to wear.

After verbs like anapenda (likes), Swahili commonly uses another infinitive:

• anapenda kuvaa = likes to wear

This is very similar to English:

• likes to wear

So the structure is:

• anapenda = likes
• kuvaa = to wear

In Swahili, adjectives usually come after the noun.

So:

• nguo safi = clean clothes
• literally: clothes clean

That is the normal word order in Swahili:

• noun first
• adjective after it

Some Swahili adjectives change to agree with the noun class, but some common descriptive words are often used in a more fixed form.

Here, safi stays safi, so:

• nguo safi = clean clothes

Also, nguo is a noun that often looks the same in singular and plural, and safi works naturally after it without an obvious visible change.

Here, nguo is most naturally understood as plural: clothes.

In Swahili, nguo can look the same whether the meaning is singular or plural depending on context, but in everyday usage it often refers to clothes in a general sense.

So:

• kuvaa nguo safi = to wear clean clothes

Kupenda can mean both to like and to love, depending on context.

In this sentence, likes is the best translation:

• mtoto anapenda kuvaa nguo safi = the child likes to wear clean clothes

Using loves to wear clean clothes is possible in English, but it sounds stronger than the Swahili sentence usually needs.

Yes. That is a very natural translation.

Kuoga can be understood as:

• bathing
• taking a bath
• washing oneself

So these are all reasonable:

• After bathing, the child likes to wear clean clothes.
• After taking a bath, the child likes to wear clean clothes.

The exact English wording depends on style.

Nguo can be tricky for English speakers.

A rough guide is:

• n-goo-oh

The ng is like the sound in finger, not usually like the ng in sing alone. Then you continue into uo, which may sound like two vowel parts said smoothly.

So try something close to:

• ngoo-oh

The whole sentence has a natural rhythm:

• Baada ya kuoga, mtoto anapenda kuvaa nguo safi.