Tulijadili uteuzi wa mkurugenzi.

It has three main parts:

• tu- = we
• -li- = past tense
• jadili = discuss

So Tulijadili means we discussed.

Then the thing being discussed comes after the verb: uteuzi wa mkurugenzi.

Because Swahili usually builds the subject into the verb itself.

In Tulijadili, the tu- already means we, so you do not need a separate subject pronoun the way you do in English.

That is very normal in Swahili:

• Nilienda = I went
• Ulienda = you went
• Tulijadili = we discussed

A lot of learners expect every Swahili verb to end in -a, but some common verbs do not. -jadili is one of them.

Its infinitive is kujadili = to discuss.

This is a normal Swahili verb, even though it does not look like verbs such as kusema or kuona. You should learn it as a whole verb:

• ninajadili = I am discussing
• tulijadili = we discussed
• hatukujadili = we did not discuss

Uteuzi is a noun meaning something like:

• appointment
• selection
• nomination

The best English choice depends on context.

It comes from the verb -teua, which means to choose, to appoint, or to nominate. So uteuzi is the act or result of choosing/appointing someone.

Swahili uses a connector often translated as of, and that connector changes form depending on the noun before it.

Here, the phrase is:

• uteuzi wa mkurugenzi

So wa is the correct connector after uteuzi.

That whole phrase means the appointment/selection of the director.

So wa here is not just a random word to memorize by itself; it is part of a grammatical agreement pattern.

Mkurugenzi means director.

Its plural is wakurugenzi = directors.

This follows a very common human noun pattern in Swahili:

• singular: m-
• plural: wa-

For example:

• mtoto / watoto = child / children
• mwalimu / walimu = teacher / teachers
• mkurugenzi / wakurugenzi = director / directors

Swahili does not have articles like a, an, and the.

So mkurugenzi could mean:

• a director
• the director

The context tells you which one is meant. In English, you have to choose the most natural option from the situation.

Usually, no.

-jadili normally takes a direct object, so this sentence is already natural and complete:

• Tulijadili uteuzi wa mkurugenzi.

English learners sometimes want to add a word equivalent to about, but with -jadili, that is usually unnecessary. In standard Swahili, the direct-object structure is the normal one.

You would say:

• Hatukujadili uteuzi wa mkurugenzi.

That means We did not discuss the appointment of the director.

Here is the basic idea:

• hatu- = negative we
• -ku- = past negative marker
• jadili = discuss

So Hatukujadili = we did not discuss.

Not always.

Depending on context, uteuzi can be:

• appointment
• selection
• nomination

For example:

• in a workplace or official role, appointment may sound best
• in a competition or choice process, selection may fit better
• in politics, nomination may fit better

So the Swahili word is broader than any single English word.