"Hawaeleweki"

Translation: They are not understood

[deactivated user]

Alternative translations might be "They are not understandable" or "They are unintelligible."
KUELEWA - to understand;
KUELEWEKA - to be understandable; to be understood;
KUTOELEWEKA - to not be understandable; to not be understood;
HAWAELEWEKI - They are not understandable; they are not understood.

[PetterNord]

Would this also imply "they cannot be understood"? Does that simply carry the same tone in Swahili, or is there any way to differentiate between these two sentences?

[filixlan]

I don't understand that either...

[jemef]

They cannot be understood - is correct.
So, supposedly, they are not understood because they cannot be.

[ZanninaMargariti]

What's the verb here??

[eipipuz]

afaik, kuelewa

[vitoreiji]

Where did this ki come from?

[PetterNord]

It ends with an i because it is negative present tense. So -elewa is "understand", -eleweka is "be (able to be) understood", and with hawa- and -i it becomes "they are not understood"

[KoladeIgba]

I think that might be written as "Wao hawawezi kuelewekana"

[Phmeza]

Could this also mean "they are not understandable"m

[the3lusive]

yes