"Kiatu kipo chini ya meza"

Translation: A shoe is under a table

[EllenCrabt]

why isn't "there is a shoe under the table" incorrect?

[jpmmartins]

Meza is really similar to mesa which is Portuguese for table

[Norman501963]

"Kuna kiatu chini ya meza"

[Ernst557459]

'There is shoe under the table': a different statement.

[chartsman]

If the -po ending is for definite objects, shouldn't it be "the shoe" rather than "a shoe"?