Wewe unaona jiko hilo mjini?

you

Breakdown of Wewe unaona jiko hilo mjini?

• je: do
• katika: in
• kuona: to see
• mji: the town
• jiko: the stove
• hilo: that

Questions & Answers about Wewe unaona jiko hilo mjini?

What does the word wewe mean in this sentence?

Wewe is the second-person singular pronoun in Swahili, translating directly as "you" in English.

How is the verb unaona formed and what does it indicate?

Unaona comes from the verb kuona (to see). The prefix una- signals that the subject is "you" and that the action is in the present tense. Thus, unaona means "you see" or "are you seeing."

Why is the demonstrative hilo used with jiko?

Swahili requires that demonstrative adjectives agree in class with the noun they modify. Jiko (stove) belongs to a specific noun class that pairs with hilo, meaning "that."

What does the word mjini signify in this context?

Mjini means "in the town" or "in the city," indicating that the action or object (the stove) is located within an urban area.

How is it understood that this is a question, even without an explicit interrogative word like je?

In Swahili, context, sentence structure, and intonation (or punctuation in writing) can signal a question. In this sentence, the rising intonation when spoken—or the question mark at the end when written—makes it clear that it is a question even though an explicit interrogative marker is not used.