Kesho tutasafiri kwenda kusini pamoja na mama.

Tomorrow we will travel to the south together with mother.

Breakdown of Kesho tutasafiri kwenda kusini pamoja na mama.

• sisi: we
• na: with
• kesho: tomorrow
• mama: the mother

Questions & Answers about Kesho tutasafiri kwenda kusini pamoja na mama.

How is tutasafiri built?

Tutasafiri can be broken down like this:

• tu- = we
• -ta- = future marker, meaning will
• -safiri = travel

So tutasafiri literally means we-will-travel.

One important thing for English speakers: Swahili often puts information that English expresses with separate words directly into the verb.

Why isn’t there a separate word for will?

Because in Swahili, future time is usually shown by a marker inside the verb, not by a separate helper word.

So instead of:

• we will travel

Swahili uses one verb form:

• tutasafiri

This is very common in Swahili verbs. Subject and tense are often built into the same word.

What does kesho do in the sentence, and does it have to come first?