"Msingalikuwa na vitabu msingalisoma"
Translation:If you had not had the books, you would not have read
October 25, 2017
4 Comments
after so many forced translations of "had not," this one only accepts "did not."
October 25, 2017
Hmm, but if it's in the hypothetical past rather than the hypothetical present, it should be "had not".
The distinction is apparently not maintained as strictly in Swahili as it is in English, but, more or less:
Msingalikuwa na = If you had not had
Msingekuwa na = If you did not have
October 26, 2017
Klgregonis
1247
Either the dictionary hints are wrong, or the suggested translation is wrong. A new mistake to add to the many.
August 27, 2018
This time it did not accept "... you would not have been read". Maybe I should report this? LOL.
December 12, 2018
