Mwalimu alisahihisha jedwali letu la takwimu.

the teacher

Breakdown of Mwalimu alisahihisha jedwali letu la takwimu.

• la: of
• letu: our
• kusahihisha: to correct

Questions & Answers about Mwalimu alisahihisha jedwali letu la takwimu.

How is the verb form alisahihisha built up?

It’s: a- (3rd person singular subject “he/she”) + -li- (past tense) + sahihisha (verb stem “to correct/mark”). So it literally says “he/she corrected.” Swahili doesn’t mark gender, so context tells you whether it’s he or she. The infinitive is kusahihisha.

Could I say amesahihisha instead of alisahihisha? What’s the difference?

• alisahihisha = simple past: “corrected” (a finished past event, time not tied to the present).
• amesahihisha = present perfect: “has corrected” (completed with present relevance, often “just” or “already” in feel). Both are correct; the nuance depends on context.

Why is there no word for “the” or “a” before mwalimu or jedwali?

Swahili has no articles. Mwalimu can be “a teacher” or “the teacher,” and jedwali can be “a table (chart)” or “the table,” depending on context.

Why is it la in jedwali letu la takwimu, not ya/wa/cha?

The connector for “of” (the associative) agrees with the head noun. The head noun is jedwali (class 5), whose associative is la. That’s why you get jedwali … la takwimu (“table of statistics”). Other examples:

• kitabu cha Kiswahili (class 7) “book of Swahili”