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swahili meeting
5/3/2025
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| sijapata | (immediate past) i haven't taken |
| nilikaa katika nyumba bila kutarajia | i stayed in the house without expecting to (this phrase if grammatically correct for "i stayed in the house by accident") |
| nilikaa katika nyumba kwa ajali | i stayed in the house by accident/i stayed in the house BECAUSE of an accident (this phrase isn't grammatically correct) |
| yuko/yupo/yumo | locative marker for present tense |
| yuko - locative marker | general (e.g., Tanzania) |
| yupo - locative marker | part of the general (e.g., Arusha, Tanzania) |
| yumo - locative marker | inside (e.g. home or class) |
| mwisho wa mwezi | at the end of the month |
| mama mecca atakaa katika pensacola mwisho wa mwezi | mother of mecca will stay in pensacola at the end of the month |
| kupoteza | to lose |