Tunahitaji kupunguza gharama.

We need to reduce costs.

Breakdown of Tunahitaji kupunguza gharama.

• kuhitaji: to need
• kupunguza gharama: to reduce costs

Questions & Answers about Tunahitaji kupunguza gharama.

What does each part of Tunahitaji kupunguza gharama mean?

A helpful breakdown is:

• Tu- = we
• -na- = present tense / are / do
• -hitaji = need
• ku-punguza = to reduce / to lower
• gharama = cost, costs, expense, expenses

So the structure is basically:

Tunahitaji = we need
kupunguza = to reduce
gharama = costs

How is tunahitaji formed?

Tunahitaji can be divided into:

• tu- = subject prefix meaning we
• -na- = present tense marker
• -hitaji = verb stem meaning need

So:

tu + na + hitaji = tunahitaji
= we need / we are needing

In normal English, this is translated simply as we need.

Why is there a ku- in kupunguza?