Bila stempu na muhuri wa posta, barua haitatoka leo.

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Breakdown of Bila stempu na muhuri wa posta, barua haitatoka leo.

• na: and
• barua: the letter
• bila: without

Questions & Answers about Bila stempu na muhuri wa posta, barua haitatoka leo.

What does bila mean, and how is it being used here?

Bila means without.

In this sentence, bila stempu na muhuri wa posta means without a stamp and a postmark / postal mark. It sets up the condition first, a bit like English:

• Without a stamp and a postmark, the letter won’t go out today.

So bila is followed directly by the things that are missing.

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Why are stempu and muhuri not marked with anything after bila?

Because after bila, Swahili normally just uses the noun directly.

So you get:

• bila stempu = without a stamp
• bila muhuri = without a seal/postmark

There is no extra preposition like English of or with here.

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Why is there a na in bila stempu na muhuri wa posta?