Kesho asubuhi nitampelekea shangazi nguo zake kwa dobi.

It breaks down like this:

• ni- = I
• -ta- = future tense, will
• -m- = object marker for him/her
• -pelek- = verb root from kupeleka, take/carry
• -e-a = an applicative ending, adding the sense to/for someone

So nitampelekea means something like I will take/carry it to/for him/her.

In this sentence, the -m- refers to shangazi.

This is a very common Swahili pattern.

The -m- inside the verb already means him/her, and then shangazi is added to make it clear who that person is. So the sentence is doing something like:

I will take for her — aunt — her clothes to the laundry.

In English, repeating the object like this sounds unusual, but in Swahili it is normal, especially when the person is definite and known.

Without shangazi, nitampelekea would still mean I will take/carry it for him/her.

Because kupelekea adds the idea of doing the action for or to someone.

• kupeleka = to take/carry
• kupelekea = to take/carry to someone or for someone

So:

• kupeleka nguo kwa dobi = take clothes to the laundry
• kumpelekea shangazi nguo kwa dobi = take aunt’s clothes to the laundry for her

That extra ending helps show that shangazi is the person affected or helped by the action.

That is normal Swahili word order.

A very common pattern is:

time + verb + person/beneficiary + thing + place

So here you get:

• Kesho asubuhi = time
• nitampelekea = verb
• shangazi = person/beneficiary
• nguo zake = thing being taken
• kwa dobi = destination

Swahili word order is somewhat flexible, but this order sounds very natural.

Nguo is one of those nouns whose singular and plural often look the same.

So nguo can refer to:

• a garment/clothing item in some contexts
• clothes in general

You often tell whether it is singular or plural from context and agreement words around it. In this sentence, zake shows that nguo is being treated as plural: clothes.

Because zake agrees with nguo as a plural noun here.

The possessive stem -ake means his/her. The part in front changes to match the noun class:

• yake = for some singular nouns
• zake = for class 10 plural nouns

Since nguo here means clothes, the agreement is plural, so zake is the natural form.

So:

• nguo zake = his/her clothes

This is a good example of how agreement in Swahili can tell you something about number.

Dobi usually refers to a launderer, laundry service, or sometimes the laundry more generally.

So kwa dobi means something like:

• to the laundry
• to the launderer
• at the laundry place

The exact English wording depends on context, but the Swahili phrase is very natural.

In Swahili, kwa is often used with people, professions, or places associated with a person or service.

For example:

• kwa daktari = at/to the doctor’s
• kwa fundi = at/to the repair person’s place
• kwa dobi = at/to the laundry service

So even though English might say to the laundry, Swahili commonly uses kwa in this kind of expression.

It is often translated simply as aunt, which is usually good enough for learners.

But in traditional family terminology, shangazi can be more specific than the English word aunt. In many contexts, it especially refers to the father’s sister. Actual usage can vary by family and region, and sometimes people use it more loosely.

So aunt is the normal translation, but the cultural category can be a bit more precise than English.

Because Swahili often leaves out possessives when the relationship is obvious from context, especially with family terms.

So shangazi can often be understood as my aunt, our aunt, or simply aunt, depending on the situation.

If the speaker wants to be more explicit, they can say:

shangazi yangu = my aunt

Both are possible. The shorter version is very natural when the context already makes it clear.

Yes.

Time expressions are often placed at the beginning of a Swahili sentence, just like in English, to set the scene first:

Kesho asubuhi nitampelekea shangazi nguo zake kwa dobi.

But you could also move it later, for example:

Nitampelekea shangazi nguo zake kwa dobi kesho asubuhi.

Both are understandable. Putting Kesho asubuhi at the front is especially natural if the speaker wants to emphasize when it will happen.