Prepositions

Swahili:English

toka:from/out of

kutoka:from/out of

mpaka:up to/as far as/until

hata:even/up to/not even

bila:without/not having

kwa:for/towards/in the direction of/to someone/by means of

katika:in/on/near/to/towards/from/amongst/into/out of

na:and/with

baada ya:after (time)

badala ya:instead of

habari ya:concerning/about

kabla ya:before/prior to (time)

zaidi ya:more than

karibu na:near to/close to/nearly/almost

mbali na:far from/different to

pamoja na:together with

sawa na:equal to/the same as