Sisi tunahusika na usafi wa ukumbi.

we

Breakdown of Sisi tunahusika na usafi wa ukumbi.

• wa: of
• usafi: the cleanliness
• ukumbi: the hall

Questions & Answers about Sisi tunahusika na usafi wa ukumbi.

Do I need to say Sisi, or is Tunahusika na usafi wa ukumbi enough?

You can drop Sisi. The subject prefix tu- in tunahusika already means “we,” so Tunahusika na usafi wa ukumbi is complete and natural. Keeping Sisi adds emphasis or contrast, like “We (as opposed to others) are responsible.”

What exactly is inside the verb tunahusika?

It’s built like this:

• tu- = we (subject prefix)
• -na- = present tense/aspect marker (currently/typically)
• -husika = be involved/concerned/responsible So tunahusika = “we are involved/are responsible.”

Why does na appear twice—once inside tunahusika and again as a separate word?

They’re different:

• The -na- inside the verb marks present tense/aspect.
• The separate na after the verb is the preposition “with/in connection with,” required by the verb husika to introduce what you’re involved with.

Does tunahusika mean we physically do the cleaning, or just that it’s our responsibility?

Husika (na) focuses on involvement/responsibility/being concerned. It doesn’t guarantee you personally scrub the hall. If you want to say you actually do the cleaning, use something like: