Vyombo vya habari vinatoa ripoti za hali ya hewa kila asubuhi.

The media issues weather reports every morning.

Breakdown of Vyombo vya habari vinatoa ripoti za hali ya hewa kila asubuhi.

• asubuhi: the morning
• kila: every
• vyombo vya habari: the media
• kutoa: to issue
• ripoti ya hali ya hewa: the weather report

Questions & Answers about Vyombo vya habari vinatoa ripoti za hali ya hewa kila asubuhi.

What does Vyombo vya habari literally mean and how is it structured?

Vyombo is the plural of chombo (tool, vessel). Vya is the genitive concord for noun class 8 (plural of class 7). Habari means “news.” So Vyombo vya habari literally means “tools of the news,” i.e. media outlets.

What is the singular form of Vyombo vya habari?

Singular is Chombo cha habari.

• Chombo (class 7 singular of vyombo)
• Cha (genitive concord for class 7)
• Habari (news)
  Together: “a news medium” or “a news outlet.”

How is the verb vinatoa formed? What do its parts indicate?

Breakdown of vinatoa:

• v-: subject prefix for class 8 (referring to vyombo)
• -na-: present‐tense marker (“is/are …ing” or simple present)
• toa: verb root meaning “to give” or “to produce”
  So vi-na-toa = “they (the media) give/produce.”

Why is it ripoti za hali ya hewa and not ripoti ya hali ya hewa?

Ripoti belongs to noun class 9/10, which has the same form in singular and plural. Here it’s plural (“reports”), so we use the class 10 genitive concord za. If you meant one report, you’d say ripoti ya hali ya hewa.

What noun class is ripoti, and how do I know if it’s singular or plural?

Ripoti is class 9/10 (no change between singular and plural). You tell number by context or by the genitive concord:

• ya = singular (“a report of …”)
• za = plural (“reports of …”).

What does kila asubuhi mean, and how does kila work?

Kila means “every” or “each” and always takes a singular noun. Examples:

• kila mtoto = each child
• kila siku = every day
  So kila asubuhi = “every morning.”

Where can I place the time expression kila asubuhi in a sentence?

Time words in Swahili are flexible. You can put kila asubuhi at the beginning or end:

• Kila asubuhi vyombo vya habari vinatoa ripoti…
• Vyombo vya habari vinatoa ripoti kila asubuhi.

How do I say “weather forecast” instead of “weather report”?

“Weather forecast” is utabiri wa hali ya hewa.

• utabiri = prediction/forecast (class 3/4)
• wa = genitive concord for class 3/4
• hali ya hewa = weather condition.