Rahma ni jasiri; anauliza maswali mengi darasani.

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Breakdown of Rahma ni jasiri; anauliza maswali mengi darasani.

• katika: in
• darasa: the classroom
• swali: the question

Questions & Answers about Rahma ni jasiri; anauliza maswali mengi darasani.

What does ni mean in Rahma ni jasiri?

Ni is the usual Swahili copula, the word used for is/am/are in sentences like X is Y.

So:

• Rahma ni jasiri = Rahma is brave

Unlike English, Swahili often uses ni before nouns and many descriptive words to link the subject with what is being said about it.

Why is it jasiri and not a different form that agrees with Rahma?

Jasiri is an adjective-like descriptive word meaning brave, and in this sentence it stays in the basic form jasiri.

In Swahili, not every descriptive word changes to match the noun class. Some do agree with the noun, but others are often used in a more fixed form. Jasiri is commonly used as an invariable descriptor here, so Rahma ni jasiri is perfectly normal.

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