Asha na dada yake hawapendi kugombana nyumbani.

Na means and here. It joins the two people into one compound subject:

• Asha
• dada yake = her/his sister

So Asha na dada yake means Asha and her/his sister.

In Swahili, na is also used in other ways, such as with, so learners often need to rely on context. In this sentence, it is clearly the coordinator and.

Because the subject is plural: Asha and her/his sister = they.

Swahili verbs usually show the subject inside the verb itself. In hawapendi:

• ha- = negative marker
• wa- = subject marker for they (people)
• -pendi = verb stem used here in the negative form of to like / love

So hawapendi means they do not like.

Even though Asha is one person, the whole subject has two people, so the verb must be plural.

In Swahili, negation is usually built into the verb, not added as a separate word like English not.

So instead of something like they not like, Swahili combines the pieces into one word:

• ha- = negative
• wa- = they
• pendi = like

This is a very common pattern in Swahili grammar. Learners often need time to get used to the fact that one Swahili verb can contain information that English spreads across several words.

This happens because the verb is negative in the present tense.

The positive form would be:

• wanapenda = they like

But the negative form is:

• hawapendi = they do not like

So in this pattern, the final -a changes to -i.

This is a very important pattern in Swahili:

• positive: often ends in -a
• negative present: often ends in -i

Dada means sister, and yake means his / her / its depending on context.

So dada yake literally means:

• his sister
• her sister

In this sentence, English speakers often expect a clear distinction between his and her, but Swahili yake does not show that difference by itself. Context tells you whose sister is meant.

Very often, learners interpret this here as Asha and her sister, but grammatically yake itself does not force that reading.

Swahili possessives usually come after the noun, unlike English.

Compare:

• English: her sister
• Swahili: dada yake = literally sister her/his

This noun + possessive order is normal in Swahili.

After hawapendi (they do not like), Swahili uses the infinitive form of the next verb, just like English often uses to + verb or -ing.

Here:

• ku- = infinitive marker, like to
• gombana = quarrel / argue with each other

So kugombana means to quarrel / to argue.

This structure is very common:

• napenda kusoma = I like to read / I like reading
• hawapendi kugombana = they do not like to quarrel / they do not like arguing

The ending -ana often gives a reciprocal meaning in Swahili: doing something to each other.

So from the idea of gomba-, the form gombana means something like:

• quarrel with each other
• argue with one another

This is why kugombana fits naturally with two people as the subject. It suggests a mutual action, not something one person does alone.

It usually means to quarrel or to argue, though in some contexts it can feel stronger and closer to fight.

The exact English choice depends on context and tone. For many learners, the key idea is that it refers to conflict between people, often verbal conflict.

So several English translations may be possible:

• to argue
• to quarrel
• to have a fight

Nyumbani means at home / in the home / home, depending on context.

Swahili often uses location words like this without needing a separate preposition the way English does. So where English says:

• at home
• in the house/home

Swahili can simply say:

• nyumbani

This is a normal locative form and does not sound incomplete to a Swahili speaker.

Yes, Swahili word order can be somewhat flexible, especially for adverbial words like nyumbani.

The given sentence is completely natural:

• Asha na dada yake hawapendi kugombana nyumbani.

But you may also hear other orders depending on emphasis. For example, moving nyumbani can put more focus on the location.

Still, for learners, the given order is a good standard pattern:

• subject
• verb
• infinitive/complement
• location

It can naturally cover both ideas.

The core structure is:

• hawapendi kugombana = they do not like arguing/quarrelling
• nyumbani = at home

So the sentence means that home is the location connected with the quarrelling. In smooth English, that may come out as:

• They do not like to quarrel at home
• They do not like arguing at home

The exact nuance depends on how the sentence is used in context.

Because the verb already shows the subject through the subject marker wa-.

In English, you often need a separate pronoun:

• Asha and her sister, they do not like...
  That is possible in English, but often unnecessary.

In Swahili, once the full subject Asha na dada yake is stated, the verb agrees with it:

• hawa- tells you the subject is they (people)

So adding an extra pronoun would usually be unnecessary unless you wanted special emphasis.