Breakdown of Taka zinazooza na taka zisizooza ni nyingi.
kuwa
to be
nyingi
a lot
na
and
taka zinazooza
biodegradable waste
Questions & Answers about Taka zinazooza na taka zisizooza ni nyingi.
What does taka mean, and why is it repeated?
Taka means waste, garbage, or refuse.
It is repeated because the sentence is contrasting two types of waste:
- taka zinazooza = waste that decomposes
- taka zisizooza = waste that does not decompose
Repeating taka makes the contrast very clear. In some contexts, the second taka could be omitted if it is already understood, but repeating it is very natural.
How is zinazooza built?
Zinazooza can be broken down like this:
- zi- = agreement prefix for the noun class of taka here
- -na- = present tense
- -zo- = relative marker meaning that/which
- -oza = verb stem from kuoza, to rot / decompose
So zinazooza literally means something like that are decomposing or that decompose.
Why is zisizooza different from zinazooza?