"Misikiti yetu"

Translation:Our mosques

June 30, 2017

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https://www.duolingo.com/profile/natinino

So if it was our mosque (singular) would it be msikiti wetu ?


https://www.duolingo.com/profile/MugodaSimo

juryrigging, so why would it be "Msikiti wetu" NOT "msikiti yetu" since its Singular AND also why NOT "Misikiti zetu" since it's Plural


https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Catriona28475

Because "msikiti" is in noun class M/Mi (3/4):
- class 3 (singular) takes wetu
- class 4 (plural) takes yetu.


https://www.duolingo.com/profile/MugodaSimo

thanks so much catriona


https://www.duolingo.com/profile/ericph9

Does msikiti refer only to the Muslim meeting-place (like in English) or can it refer to religious meeting-places/temples in general?


https://www.duolingo.com/profile/WhiteRabbit442

Why is this in the N/N noun class lesson?


https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Catriona28475

Good question! Very confusing.

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