"Vitabu visipotosha hatutasoma"
Translation:If the books are not enough, we will not read
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Yep. It's pretty unnatural in English to use "if ... will" like this.
Also, I think the meaning intended is "If there are not enough books, we will not read.
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'If books will not be enough' means 'if more than simply books is going to be required'; there is nothing wrong with the construction; it is simply wrong here if the intended meaning is 'if there aren't enough books'.
I think that it should to be translate - If the books are not adequate, we will not read. Verb kutosha has the meanings : 1 ) be enough, be sufficient, suffice 2) be adequate
"If there aren't enough books, we shalln't study" would be good English. I don't know if it's the best possible translation.
Right on! I would rather say "...we won't study" but otherwise your translation makes way more sense than the official one.
Is there anything in the Swahili "visipotosha" to indicate the future tense?
