"Mama anapenda kusafisha."

Translation: Mother likes to clean.

[Theo_Bromin]

Hm, very gender normative :)

[AnUnicorn]

Mama yangu hapenda kusafisha...

[AGreatUserName]

*hapendi ;-)

[AnUnicorn]

Asante! I think it's the multiple points of agreement on the same word (i.e. negative verb subject triggers negative verb ending) that throw me off.

[AGreatUserName]

You can think of the i as being the negative present marker. Li- becomes ku-, me- becomes ja- (more or less), ta- stays the same and na- becomes -i

[chaered]

Should this be in the "Sarcasm" bonus skill?

[IanWitham1]

What is Swahili for, "Mother has OCD"?

[DeborahvBeek]

Not this mama... ;)

[JuliaSwa]

Ah, yes, the cry of the person who can't be bothered to help round the house.

"But mother /likes/ to clean..."

[Runaway_Sky]

There is absolutely no mama that anapenda kusafisha...

[s0Bmzrar]

well said!!

[Phmeza]

Not even. She just likes clean spaces

[s0Bmzrar]

why does this guy have to SHOUT

[Laura24855]

This is a sexist stereotype

[Origin5world5_]

Maybe she has occ

[s0Bmzrar]

Well said!

[AGreatUserName]

Kuna watu wachache tu wanaopenda kusafisha.

[IndianaJBird]

To have only a few people that like to clean?

[brightalex_10]

Thats my mom

[Devilini]

Testify

[Logan609512]

Im a fool for putting "mom" and got it wrong.

[Blippie1]

Well, that's sexist.

[Buttersnot]

You're right, as a generalising statement, it is, and close to no one like to clean.

[s0Bmzrar]

Well, actually i do like to clean but I do object to being stereotyped! ( I am female) Sadly sexist stereotypes are alive and well in Tanzania and Africa generally

[Dan234392]

❤❤❤❤ this they count you off when you mom instead of mother?! Duolingo is a shit eating program