Ujumbe unajaribu kushawishi mtumiaji.

Because the subject is ujumbe, and that noun takes the singular subject marker u- in verb agreement.

So unajaribu breaks down as:

• u- = subject marker agreeing with ujumbe
• -na- = present/current tense
• jaribu = try

So unajaribu means is trying / tries.

No. This -na- is a tense marker inside the verb, not the separate word na.

In u-na-jaribu, -na- marks a present or current action. Depending on context, it can often be translated as:

• is trying
• tries
• is attempting

So even though it looks like na, it is doing a completely different job here.

Because ku- is the infinitive marker, like English to in to persuade.

After a verb like -jaribu (try), Swahili commonly uses another verb in the infinitive:

• jaribu = try
• kushawishi = to persuade

So:

• unajaribu kushawishi = is trying to persuade

This is very common in Swahili: one conjugated verb, followed by an infinitive.

No. Swahili usually does not need a separate auxiliary like English is in a phrase such as is trying.

Instead, the subject and tense are built into the verb itself:

• u- = subject
• -na- = present/current tense
• jaribu = try

So English uses two words, is trying, but Swahili can express that in one word: unajaribu.

Swahili normally does not use articles like English the and a/an.

So:

• ujumbe can mean a message or the message
• mtumiaji can mean a user or the user

Context tells you which one is meant. That is very normal in Swahili.

Mtumiaji means user.

It is built from the verb -tumia (use) plus an agentive ending that turns the idea into a person who uses.

A helpful way to think of it is:

• -tumia = use
• mtumiaji = user

Because it refers to a person, it belongs to the human noun class. Its plural is:

• watumiaji = users

Because -shawishi takes a direct object.

In English, we say persuade someone, not persuade to someone. Swahili works similarly here:

• kushawishi mtumiaji = to persuade the user

So mtumiaji is the direct object of kushawishi.

The basic structure is:

• Ujumbe = subject
• unajaribu = finite verb
• kushawishi = infinitive complement
• mtumiaji = object

Yes, you may also hear or use:

• Ujumbe unajaribu kumshawishi mtumiaji.

Here, m- is an object marker referring to him/her or that person, and it agrees with the human noun mtumiaji.

So:

• kushawishi mtumiaji = to persuade the user
• kumshawishi mtumiaji = to persuade the user, with the object also echoed inside the verb

When the full object noun is stated, the object marker is often optional. Including it can add clarity or emphasis, especially with human objects.