Breakdown of Tulijadili azimio katika mkutano.
katika
in
kujadili
to discuss
mkutano
the meeting
azimio
the resolution; declaration
Questions & Answers about Tulijadili azimio katika mkutano.
How is Tulijadili broken down?
Tulijadili can be split into:
- tu- = we
- -li- = past tense marker
- jadili = discuss
So tulijadili literally means we discussed.
What is the basic dictionary form of tulijadili?
The dictionary form is -jadili, usually shown as jadili in learner materials.
That is the verb stem meaning discuss or consider/discuss.
From that stem, Swahili adds prefixes for subject and tense:
- ninajadili = I am discussing
- tulijadili = we discussed
- watajadili = they will discuss
What does the -li- in tulijadili mean?
-li- is the normal past tense marker in Swahili.
So:
- tujadili would not mean the same thing
- tulijadili specifically means we discussed / we did discuss
It shows that the action happened in the past.
Why is there no separate word for or in and ?