Word
Ripoti inaeleza upungufu huu.
Meaning
The report explains this shortage.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Ripoti inaeleza upungufu huu.
huu
this
ripoti
the report
kueleza
to explain
upungufu
the shortage; deficiency
Questions & Answers about Ripoti inaeleza upungufu huu.
What is the basic word order in Ripoti inaeleza upungufu huu?
The sentence follows the very common Swahili pattern subject + verb + object, which is similar to English.
- Ripoti = the subject
- inaeleza = the verb
- upungufu huu = the object phrase
So structurally, it is Report explains this deficiency/shortcoming.
Why is inaeleza written as one word?
In Swahili, verbs often combine several pieces into a single word.
inaeleza can be broken down like this:
- i- = subject marker, agreeing with ripoti
- -na- = present tense
- eleza = verb stem meaning explain
So inaeleza literally works like it explains or it is explaining.
Why does the verb begin with i-?