Malama ta rubuta Z a kan allo.

The female teacher wrote the letter Z on the blackboard.

Breakdown of Malama ta rubuta Z a kan allo.

• a kan: on
• ta: she
• allo: the blackboard
• rubuta: to write

Questions & Answers about Malama ta rubuta Z a kan allo.

What does Malama mean exactly, and is it specifically feminine?

Malama means “female teacher” (or respectfully, “Madam / Miss (teacher)”).

• The masculine form is malami = “male teacher.”
• Malama is grammatically and semantically feminine, so it naturally goes with the feminine pronoun ta (“she”).
• In this sentence, Malama is just a common noun (“the (female) teacher”), not a proper name. It’s capitalized only because it starts the sentence.

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Why do we need the pronoun ta if we already have Malama as the subject?