Questions & Answers about Nyama ina protini nyingi.
Both nyama and protini are class 9 (often “in-/i-” nouns without a visible prefix). Because nyama is class 9:
• The subject prefix on the verb is i- → ina
• The adjective (or quantifier) must take the class 9 adjective prefix n- before ingi → nyingi
For class 9/10 nouns, negate ina by:
- Replacing the positive subject prefix i- with the negative prefix ha-
- Changing the final -a to -i
This gives haina (“it does not have”).
You can simply add Je at the beginning to turn it into a yes/no question: Je nyama ina protini nyingi?
Swap nyingi (“many/a lot”) for chache (“few/little”): Nyama ina protini chache.
Use zaidi ya (“more than”):
Nyama ina protini zaidi ya gramu 10.
This literally means “Meat has protein more than 10 grams.”
• ina comes from -na and means “has,” used when the thing possessing protein is the subject (Nyama ina protini nyingi).
• kuna expresses existence (“there is/are”), so you could say Kuna protini nyingi katika nyama (“There is a lot of protein in meat”). These two constructions are interchangeable in meaning but differ in focus and word order.