"Rehema ni jina la Mkenya."
Translation:Rehema is a Kenyan name.
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This follows the pattern of "Juma ni jina la mtanzania. " Why doesn't it mean "Rehema is the name of the kenyan"?
That should also be accepted. I'd say jina la Kikenya for "Kenyan name"
I would also say "jina la Kikenya." Unfortunately, the actual sentence is false or misleading, since there is nothing particularly "Kenyan" about the name Rehema. A much better example would have been, "Rehema is a woman's name." (jina la mwanamke OR jina la kike). Likewise for Juma. There is nothing particularly Tanzanian about the name Juma. Much better would have been "Juma is a man's name." (jina la mwanamume or jina la kiume).
I'm still dont understand about swahili structure sentence. Especially for this sentence. Can someone explain to me ?
Guys, keep in mind that the structure of the phrases in english and Swahili is different. It means that the name comes from Kenya.
I guess it could be. But I think it is an unlikely way to say it. I think it would be more common to hear something like "Jina la Mkenya (huyo/yule) ni Rehema", when that meaning is intended.
This kind of confused me because in the order of the words it says "Rehema is a name of Kenyan" . Can someone tell me about Swahili sentence structure? Also, thank you to the contributors. I know this was 2 years ago, but I'm really glad that I can learn Swahili!
I put Rehema is a name of Kenya. Isn't that also an acceptable translation?
