Breakdown of Kesho asubuhi, tutatembea mashariki mwa mji.
sisi
we
mji
the town
kutembea
to walk
kesho asubuhi
tomorrow morning
Questions & Answers about Kesho asubuhi, tutatembea mashariki mwa mji.
What does kesho asubuhi mean word for word?
Kesho means tomorrow and asubuhi means morning.
Together, kesho asubuhi means tomorrow morning. In Swahili, time expressions like this often come at the beginning of the sentence.
Why is there no separate word for we?
In Swahili, the subject is usually built into the verb.
In tutatembea:
- tu- = we
- -ta- = future
- -tembea = walk
So tutatembea already includes the idea of we will walk.
Where is the future tense in tutatembea?
The future is marked by -ta- inside the verb.
So:
- tu- = we
- -ta- = will
- -tembea = walk
That means tutatembea = we will walk.
Swahili usually does not need a separate word like English will.
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