"Good day Esther"

Translation: Siku njema Esther

[RuBarnes]

Would someone be able to clarify to me the difference between njema/mwema and nzuri/mzuri ?

[JoanCoffin]

I would also like clarification between these terms. Especially njema/mwema

[Ernst557459]

Adjectives ('good' in this sentence) change according to the noun class of the noun they refer to ('day'). That is why we have mchana mwema but jioni njema / usiku njema. Jioni and Usiku belong to the same noun class, mchana to another. All this will be clarified in later lessons!

[AdVance44]

what in the world is a noun class

[ma_drane]

What is the difference between Leo and Siku ?

[Dying_Star]

Siku is day. Leo is today.

[Livi986664]

Siku is day, right?

[Dying_Star]

yes.

[Paytyn18]

Ok so i did siku njema and it was wrong... but another time i did njema siku. Which one is correct???

[Livi986664]

Siku njema, but it doesn't work unless you add the "Esther".

[Anima236288]

Why Asubuhi njema isn't ok?

[Jade_Henzen]

because it means good morning

[Kiko977244]

Can I also use 'habari siku' as opposed to siku njema?

[fatimashir1]

I thought siku is night

[CalForCalanthe]

That would be usiku.

[deactivated user]

Would "Siku nzuri, Esther" also work?

[Gabor111594]

Still no satisfactory answer to this!

[castyr]

it's only having us fill in the names.. rather than the words that would otherwise be translated.

[JudithSaps1]

What does the u mean in usiku ? Not day?

[JerryNumbi1]

Can I also say "Siku mwema"?

[Ernst557459]

Well, you can certainly say it (I hope) but it is not grammatically correct :) See my answer to the first question in this thread.

[Iul1]

Why does siku (day) change to mean night when you add an u in front of it?

[iongantas]

Perhaps u is a negator in Swahili? I speculate.

[AdrianWaters]

Silly exercise - all I need to do is copy "Esther" from the question!