"Carry it on your shoulder"

Translation: Beba begani

[Ernst557459]

Shouldn't this be beba begani kwako?

[machieng]

if you were to include a possessive pronoun, it would be 'mwako'. 'Ku' is only used for places, never body parts. It's also not necessary to include possessive pronouns when referring to body parts as the object; it's just always inferred, unless otherwise specified

[Ernst557459]

Thanks once again! So much still to learn :(

[machieng]

of course! And you can still use possessive pronouns to refer to body parts (always 'Mu'), it's just assumed that the body part in question is the doer's

[yebyps]

I agree

[BrunoGrgurevic]

Why not "beba begani LAKO" because bega is Ji class?

[machieng]

It would be "mwako" since the suffix '-ni' changes the noun bega to a locative adverb, so you'd use the locative 'Mu'

[BrunoGrgurevic]

Asante rafiki. I did not pass the locatives yet

[Henniez]

why is there no reference to "it" shouldn't it be uibebe begani?