"They like this road a lot"

Translation: Wanaipenda sana barabara hii

[Nsikan9]

The 'i' is the object infix and adds emphasis

[s.rombaut]

Why not "wanapenda"?

[giraffe__]

the 'i' is an optional object infix.

[HarutoRat]

Is wanaipenda barabara hii sana acceptable word order?

[Francis795959]

Yes ... I haven't come across this word order ....