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Questions & Answers about Mti unakua vizuri.
What is the meaning of “Mti unakua vizuri.”?
The sentence means “The tree is growing well.” In this sentence, mti means tree, unakua means is growing, and vizuri means well.
How is the verb “unakua” constructed, and what does each part represent?
The verb unakua is built from three elements: • u- is the subject marker that agrees with the noun mti. • na- is the present tense marker, indicating that the action is happening now. • kua is the root verb meaning to grow. Together, they show that the tree is growing in the present.
Why does the verb use the prefix u- even though the noun mti begins with m-?
In Swahili, verbs must agree with the noun’s class, not necessarily its initial letter. Although mti starts with m-, it belongs to a noun class whose subject agreement marker is u-. This is why the verb begins with u-.
Why is vizuri used instead of an adjective like nzuri?