Gari lako liko sokoni.

to be

Breakdown of Gari lako liko sokoni.

• kwenye: at
• soko: the market
• gari: the car

Questions & Answers about Gari lako liko sokoni.

What does each word in Gari lako liko sokoni do грамmatically?

• Gari = car (the subject)
• lako = your (a possessive adjective agreeing with gari)
• liko = is (located/is at) (a “location/existence” verb form agreeing with gari)
• sokoni = at the market / in the market (a location phrase formed from soko
  • -ni)

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Why is it lako and not yako for “your”?

Swahili possessives must agree with the noun class of the thing being possessed.

• gari is normally noun class 5 (singular), with plural magari (class 6).
• The class-5 possessive pattern for “your” is la- + -ko → lako.

So gari lako is “your car,” with correct class agreement.

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How do we know gari is class 5?