Word
Nyumba wako ni nzuri.
Meaning
Your house is nice.
Part of speech
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Pronunciation
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Questions & Answers about Nyumba wako ni nzuri.
What does Nyumba mean in this sentence?
Nyumba translates to "house" in English. It refers to the building where one lives.
How is possession expressed in Nyumba wako?
In the phrase, wako is a possessive adjective meaning "your". It indicates that the house belongs to you, and its form agrees with the noun it modifies.
What is the role of the word ni in this sentence?
Ni functions as the copula, equivalent to the English verb "is". It links the subject nyumba wako to the predicate adjective nzuri.
What does the adjective nzuri mean, and how does it work in this sentence?
Nzuri means "beautiful". In this sentence it serves as a predicate adjective describing the subject. Although adjectives in Swahili often show agreement with the noun when placed before it, when used after the copula they typically remain in a standard form.
What is the overall structure of the sentence Nyumba wako ni nzuri?
The sentence follows a Subject-Copula-Predicate structure: • Nyumba wako is the subject (with a possessive adjective indicating ownership), • ni is the copula linking the subject to its description, and • nzuri is the predicate adjective describing the house.
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