Mpokeaji amefungua ujumbe.

to open

Breakdown of Mpokeaji amefungua ujumbe.

• ujumbe: the message
• mpokeaji: the recipient

Questions & Answers about Mpokeaji amefungua ujumbe.

What does mpokeaji mean, and how is it built?

Mpokeaji means recipient or receiver.

It is built from:

• the verb root -pokea = receive
• the ending -ji, which often makes a noun meaning a person who does the action

So:

• kupokea = to receive
• mpokeaji = the person who receives

Its plural is usually wapokeaji = recipients.

What are the parts of amefungua?

Amefungua can be broken down like this:

• a- = subject marker for he/she or a singular person noun such as mpokeaji
• -me- = perfect/completed-action marker
• fungua = open

So amefungua literally works like:

• he/she has opened
• or, depending on context, simply opened

Does amefungua mean has opened or opened?