6 Comments
the3lusive
371
If someone were to ask you where is the item, you could say "katika chumba". But if you were asked where you are, you say "chumbani".
July 18, 2017
the3lusive, I disagree - it depends on the whole sentence order - if you want to say "I am in my room." you might say either "Nipo chumbani kwangu." or "Nakaa katika chumba changu." but since the concordance changes, it can make it complicated (esp. with relativeclauses), so "katika" would often be preferred in such cases, even by mother tongue speakers.
May 18, 2018
DiegoJaviUnlam
- 1253
Preposition
katika
1) in
2) on; upon
3) out of
4) off
5) among
6) in the middle of (doing an action)
From Wiktionary:
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/katika
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Category:Swahili_prepositions
March 21, 2017
"Katika" is used in cases when is not possible or unconfortable using ending " -ni ". Chumbami - in the room.
September 22, 2017
