Mfalme anaishi hapa.

to live

Breakdown of Mfalme anaishi hapa.

• hapa: here
• mfalme: the king

Questions & Answers about Mfalme anaishi hapa.

What does anaishi break down into?

Anaishi can be divided into:

• a- = the subject marker for he/she or for a singular Class 1 noun like mfalme
• -na- = present tense
• -ishi = the verb stem meaning live, reside

So anaishi literally works like he/she is living or he/she lives.

Why is there no separate word for he in the sentence?

In Swahili, the subject is often built into the verb.

So in anaishi, the a- already tells you the subject is he/she or a matching singular noun such as mfalme. Because of that, Swahili does not need a separate subject pronoun here.

That is why Mfalme anaishi hapa sounds natural without adding a separate word for he.

Why is there no word for is?