Ninajaza fomu ya maombi na ninapakia faili.

I am filling in the application form and uploading a file.

Breakdown of Ninajaza fomu ya maombi na ninapakia faili.

• na: and
• kupakia faili: to upload a file
• kujaza fomu ya maombi: to fill in the application form

Questions & Answers about Ninajaza fomu ya maombi na ninapakia faili.

What does ninajaza mean word by word?

Ninajaza can be broken down like this:

• ni- = I
• -na- = present tense / ongoing action
• -jaza = fill

So ninajaza means I am filling or I fill, depending on context.

In this sentence, it naturally means I am filling out.

Why is nina- used in both ninajaza and ninapakia?

In Swahili, each full verb usually carries its own subject marker and tense marker.

So:

• ninajaza = I am filling
• ninapakia = I am uploading

Even though English can say I am filling ... and uploading ..., Swahili normally repeats the verbal marking on the second verb too.

That is why the sentence says:

• Ninajaza fomu ya maombi
• na ninapakia faili

rather than leaving the second verb without its ni- and -na-.

What does -na- mean here?

-na- is the common marker for the present tense in Swahili.

So:

• ninajaza = I am filling / I fill
• ninapakia = I am uploading / I upload

In many everyday contexts, this form can cover both simple present and present continuous ideas, but in a sentence like this, the most natural English translation is usually I am filling ... and I am uploading ...