Daktari atakuja nyumbani jioni.

the home

Breakdown of Daktari atakuja nyumbani jioni.

• katika: in
• jioni: the evening
• kuja: to come
• daktari: the doctor

Questions & Answers about Daktari atakuja nyumbani jioni.

What does the prefix a- signify in atakuja?

The prefix a- is the third-person singular subject marker in Swahili, indicating he or she as the subject.

How can we break down the verb atakuja into its parts and meanings?

atakuja can be broken into:
• a- (he/she)
• ta- (future tense marker)
• kuja (the verb root meaning to come)

Altogether, it means he/she will come.

Why is nyumbani used instead of another word for “home”?

Nyumbani specifically refers to home or at home in a locative sense. It indicates the place where someone resides or is staying.

What does jioni mean, and why is it placed at the end of the sentence?

Jioni means in the evening and is placed at the end of the sentence to indicate the time of the action. It’s common in Swahili to place time and place words after the verb phrase.

Could this sentence be rearranged while keeping the same meaning?

Yes. In many Swahili sentences, you can move the time element to the front without changing the meaning. For example:
Jioni, daktari atakuja nyumbani.
However, the standard or most common format is subject–verb–object/time.