CHAPTER 5
SYNOPSIS OF SWAHILI
3. The sentence may or may not contain an object expression. In these examples, the object expressions are underlined:
| Walianzisha mkutano. | They began the meeting. |
| Kiongozi aliwahutubia wanachama. | The leader addressed the members. |
| Wanachama hawakukutana. | The members didn't meet. |
(Po1omé, 159)
4. The sentence may also contain references to time, manner, etc., but these will give the learner relatively little difficulty. Such expressions are underlined in the following examples:
| Mkutano ulifanywa jana. | The meeting was held yesterday. |
| Wote walikutana ofisini. | All met in the office. |
| Mkutano ulifanywa kwa moyo wa kusikilizana. | The meeting was held in a harmonious spirit. |
(Ashton 18, 125-32, 158-77, 195-200. Polomé 128-9, 145-47)
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