"I don't like running"

Translation: Sipendi kukimbia

[KortneyMar2]

Same.

[PeterGauli]

And why? What is sipendi? And what kukimbia? Kukimbia is infinite of running right? And how is sipendi build? Si the opposite of ni and "penda"?

[ZypherZole]

kukimbiya literally means "to run"
and sipendi literally means "i dont like".

si = no/not
ni = it is
penda = like
kimbiya = run
ku = to
so the sentence goes like "si-pendi ku-kimbiya"

[ZypherZole]

wouldnt "sipendagi kukimbiya" be right aswell

[machieng]

that is broken Swahili (did you hear this from a Kenyan?)

Kenyans use '-angi/-agi' a lot, usually in the context of habitual actions, but it's informal (and not grammatically correct). And 'kukimbia' has no 'y'

[kadaawoint]

Sipendi kukimpia

[MisterWayn]

Thats correct

[machieng]

the word is 'kimbia'