Topic: Swahili

"Kila karoti"

Translation:Each carrot

March 8, 2017

10 Comments

https://www.duolingo.com/juryrigging

    Not to be confused with killer carrots.

    March 8, 2017
    https://www.duolingo.com/Jae_Grey

      Is this by any chance derived from Arabic "kul" (each/every)? Or is this a native Bantu word?

      January 31, 2018
      https://www.duolingo.com/GuyValentine96

        does kila agree with nouns?

        March 28, 2017
        https://www.duolingo.com/the3lusive
        • 252

        Could you elaborate on what you mean ?

        April 1, 2017
        https://www.duolingo.com/GuyValentine96

          adjectives have to agree with noun classes via prefixing, I was wondering if this was the case with "kila"

          April 1, 2017
          https://www.duolingo.com/the3lusive
          • 252

          Kila is a word that doesn't have to conjugate.

          April 2, 2017
          https://www.duolingo.com/Catriona28475
          • 448

          And "kila" always precedes the noun, whereas all other adjectives follow the noun (and have to agree with the noun class).

          June 18, 2018
          https://www.duolingo.com/MattParliamentYT

            I think it is wrong

            April 6, 2017
            https://www.duolingo.com/akroma_x

              why isn't "all the carrots" correct?

              April 24, 2018
              https://www.duolingo.com/Catriona28475
              • 448

              That would be "karoti zote".

              June 18, 2018
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