Unaenda

Unaenda is a Swahili verb form meaning “you go” or “you are going.” It is the second-person singular present tense of kwenda, the verb for “to go.” The form is widely used in East Africa, including Kenya and Tanzania, in everyday speech, media, and literature.

Usage and meaning

Unaenda is used to indicate that the subject (you) is going to a place or is in the process of going. It can express both a literal movement toward a destination and a more general sense of going or leaving. Examples include:

- Unaenda shuleni. (You are going to school.)

- Unaenda wapi? (Where are you going?)

- Leo unaenda kwa muda. (Today you are going [there] for a while.)

Grammatical notes

In Swahili, unaenda is a present-tense form formed for the second-person singular subject. Like other Swahili verbs, it can take various time expressions and modifiers to specify immediacy or habitual action. The phrase is commonly found in informal speech, advertisements, songs, and instructional materials.

See also

Swahili language; kwenda (to go); East African languages; Swahili grammar.

References

Swahili language resources and grammars provide standard explanations of the unaenda form and its usage within present-tense constructions.