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Leo, hali ya hewa ni yenye baridi zaidi kuliko jana.

Leo, hali ya hewa ni yenye baridi zaidi kuliko jana.
Today, the weather is colder than yesterday.
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Breakdown of Leo, hali ya hewa ni yenye baridi zaidi kuliko jana.

ni
to be
leo
today
jana
yesterday
kuliko
than
zaidi
more
baridi
cold
hali ya hewa
the weather
yenye
that has
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Questions & Answers about Leo, hali ya hewa ni yenye baridi zaidi kuliko jana.

What does Leo mean in the sentence?
Leo translates to “Today” in English, referring to the current day.
How do you interpret hali ya hewa?
Hali ya hewa means “weather” or “weather condition.” It literally breaks down to “state/condition of the air.”
How is the comparative “colder than” constructed in this sentence?
The comparative is formed using zaidi (meaning “more”) together with kuliko (meaning “than”). In the sentence, yenye baridi zaidi conveys the idea of “colder” by literally saying “that which has more cold.”
Why is the relative marker yenye used before baridi?
Swahili adjectives often require a relative marker to agree with the noun they describe. Here, yenye links the adjective baridi (cold) with hali ya hewa (weather), ensuring proper concord within the sentence.
What role does ni play in the sentence?
Ni functions as the copula, similar to the English “is.” It connects the subject (hali ya hewa) with its description (yenye baridi zaidi).
What does jana signify, and how is it used here?
Jana means “yesterday.” It serves as the time reference in the comparison, indicating that today’s weather is being contrasted with the weather of the previous day.