List of fixed expressions

Compound prepositions (Mohammed, 2001)

  • baada ya: after
  • kati ya: between
  • ndani ya: inside of
  • mbele ya: in front of
  • karibu ?: near
  • pamoja na: together with
  • mahali pa: instead of
  • juu ya: on
  • kutoka kwa: from
  • kwa ajili ya: for the sake of
  • shingoni mwa: around the neck of
  • ukingoni mwa: along the bank of
  • mbali na: far from
  • nyuma ya: after
  • katikati ya: among
  • kwa habari ya: about
  • zaidi ya: more than
  • nje ya: outside
  • kwa sababu ya: because of
  • chini ya: below, under

Adverbial fixed expressions

  • hata hivyo: consequently