"Nisingekula nisingeweza kwenda shule"

Translation:If I were not to eat, I would not be able to go to school

May 16, 2018

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

almost universally in the United States, the first clause would be said "If I were to not eat," rather than not to, but it doesn't accept this answer. This should be added to the answers.


https://www.duolingo.com/profile/BenMack8

And in the rest of the English speaking world. 20201023


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

4 words in Swahili, 15 in English. Our language was not designed for this ..


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

Shouldn't it be shuleni?


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

kwenda shuleni = go to the/a school
kwenda shule = go to school

The former just means the school is your destination. (Maybe you're a postal worker, a teacher or a parent.) The latter means you're a student and you're going to the school to take part in lessons.


https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Annika986737

Why not couldn't?

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