Word
Tutarejeleza kesho.
Meaning
We will recycle tomorrow.
Part of speech
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Pronunciation
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Questions & Answers about Tutarejeleza kesho.
How is tutarejeleza built up?
It can be broken into parts:
- tu- = we
- -ta- = future marker, will
- -rejeleza = the main verb stem
So tutarejeleza is one verb meaning we will revisit / review / go back over.
Swahili often packs a lot of information into one verb word.
Why is there no separate word for we in this sentence?
Because in Swahili, the subject is usually built into the verb.
So instead of saying something like we will review, Swahili can express all of that inside tutarejeleza:
- tu- already tells you the subject is we
- -ta- already tells you it is future
That is very normal in Swahili.
What does kesho do here? Do I need a preposition before it?