Nadharia hii ni mpya.

to be

Breakdown of Nadharia hii ni mpya.

• mpya: new
• hii: this
• nadharia: the theory

Questions & Answers about Nadharia hii ni mpya.

What does each word in Nadharia hii ni mpya do?

A simple breakdown is:

• nadharia = theory
• hii = this
• ni = is / are
• mpya = new

So the structure is literally something like:

• theory this is new

Swahili often orders things differently from English, even when the meaning is straightforward.

Why does hii come after nadharia? Why not before it like this theory in English?

In Swahili, demonstratives like this and that usually come after the noun.

So:

• nadharia hii = this theory
• literally: theory this

This is normal Swahili word order. English says this theory, but Swahili says theory this.

What is ni doing in the sentence?