Nitaanza kulipa deni mwezi huu.

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Breakdown of Nitaanza kulipa deni mwezi huu.

• kuanza: to start
• mwezi: the month
• kulipa deni: to pay a debt

Questions & Answers about Nitaanza kulipa deni mwezi huu.

How is Nitaanza built?

Nitaanza breaks down into:

• ni- = I
• -ta- = future tense marker, will
• anza = begin / start

So nitaanza means I will start.

This is a very common Swahili pattern:

• nitafanya = I will do
• nitasoma = I will read
• nitaanza = I will start

Why is it kulipa and not just lipa?

After anza (start/begin), Swahili usually uses the infinitive form of the next verb, which begins with ku-.

• lipa = pay / the verb stem
• kulipa = to pay

So:

• nitaanza kulipa = I will start to pay

This is similar to English start to pay or begin paying.

What exactly does kulipa mean here?