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1 answer
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] answer[English Plural] answers[Swahili Word] itikio[Swahili Plural] maitikio[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Word] ita------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] answer[English Plural] answers[Swahili Word] itiko[Swahili Plural] maitiko[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Word] ita------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] answer[English Plural] answers[Swahili Word] jawabu[Swahili Plural] majawabu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Word] jibu, majibizano------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] answer[English Plural] answers[Swahili Word] jibu[Swahili Plural] majibu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Related Words] jawabu, majibizano------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] answer[Swahili Word] utambulifu[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] answer[Swahili Word] utambulizi[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] answer[Swahili Word] utambuzi[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] answer[Swahili Word] -jibu[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] The prisoner refused to <b>answer</b> questions from the police.[Swahili Example] Mfungwa alikataa <b>kujibu</b> maswali ya mapolisi.------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] answer a call[Swahili Word] -itika[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] -ita V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] answer a call[Swahili Word] -itikia[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] answer in the negative[Swahili Word] -jibu kwa kukataa[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] kataa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] answer someone[Swahili Word] -itikia[Part of Speech] verb[Class] appl-intr[Derived Word] itikio, itiko, kiitikio, mwitaji, mwito------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] answer someone[Swahili Word] -jibia[Part of Speech] verb[Class] applicative[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] jibu------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be answered[Swahili Word] -jibiwa[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] -jibu v------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] give an answer[Swahili Word] -pa jibu[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] pa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] give an answer[Swahili Word] -toa jibu[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] toa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] make answer[Swahili Word] -jibiza[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] jibu------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] make answer[Swahili Word] -jibisha[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] jibu------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] receive an answer[Swahili Word] -pata jibu[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] pata------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] receive an answer[Swahili Word] -pokea jibu[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] pokea------------------------------------------------------------ -
2 ace
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] ace[Swahili Word] re[Swahili Plural] mare[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Terminology] games (cards)------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] ace[Swahili Word] ree[Swahili Plural] maree[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Terminology] games (cards)------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] ace (do something expertly and completely)[Swahili Word] -tesa[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Definition] kufanya kitu fulani bila matatizo kabisa[English Example] I aced that exam! Every answer was correct![Swahili Example] nilitesa mtihani huo! kila jibu lilikuwa sahihi![Terminology] slang[Note] mainly used by the youth. (submitted 2002)------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] ace of hearts[Swahili Word] kopa[Swahili Plural] makopa[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] Port[Terminology] games (cards)------------------------------------------------------------ -
3 blessing
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] blessing[English Plural] blessings[Swahili Word] baraka[Swahili Plural] baraka[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] Arabic[Related Words] -bariki, kibaraka, tabaruki[English Example] to wish they have, success, blessings, a good life and a strong heart[Swahili Example] kuwatakia heri, baraka, maisha mema na moyo mgumu [Ya][Note] "Barack" is a non-standard alternate spelling of "Baraka." If you are looking for the answer to the question of the origin of the name Barack Obama, it is a Swahili name that entered the language via historical trade and cultural ties with Arabia------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] blessing[Swahili Word] mbaraka[Swahili Plural] mibaraka[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] blessing[Swahili Word] radhi[Swahili Plural] radhi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Word] ridhi V[English Example] he has been disowned by his father (does not have his father's blessing)[Swahili Example] amekosa radhi ya baba yake------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] give one's blessing[Swahili Word] -pa radhi[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] rel.(divine) blessing[Swahili Word] neema[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------ -
4 conclusion
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be brought to a conclusion[Swahili Word] -tekelea[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] bring something difficult to a conclusion[Swahili Word] -pongea[Part of Speech] verb[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] bring to a conclusion[Swahili Word] -tekeleza[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] come to the same conclusion[Swahili Word] -fikiliana[Part of Speech] verb[Class] appl-assoc[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -fika------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] conclusion[Swahili Word] hatima[Swahili Plural] hatima[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] conclusion[English Plural] conclusions[Swahili Word] kikomo[Swahili Plural] vikomo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -koma------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] conclusion[Swahili Word] makataa[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 6[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] kataa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] conclusion[English Plural] conclusions[Swahili Word] mfungo[Swahili Plural] mifungo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -funga------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] conclusion[Swahili Word] mshuko[Swahili Plural] mishuko[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] shua[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] conclusion[English Plural] conclusions[Swahili Word] mtindo[Swahili Plural] mitindo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] conclusion[Swahili Word] tama[Swahili Plural] tama[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] conclusion[Swahili Word] timamu[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] conclusion[Swahili Word] umalizaji[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 14[Derived Word] maliza V[Swahili Example] utekaji na umalizaji wa spidi ya umeme [Muk]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] conclusion[Swahili Word] utimilifu[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] conclusion[English Plural] conclusions[Swahili Word] kimalizio[Swahili Plural] vimalizio[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Dialect] recent[Derived Word] maliza V[Swahili Definition] mwisho wa makala au kitabu[English Example] We will answer these questions in the conclusion of this chapter.[Swahili Example] Tutayajibu masuali haya katika Kimalizio cha mlango huu. [Shariff, Tungo Zetu, uk. 10]------------------------------------------------------------ -
5 evasion
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] evasion[Swahili Word] chenga[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] evasion[Swahili Word] hoja[Swahili Plural] hoja; mahoja[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] haja[Swahili Example] usinipe hoja------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] evasion[Swahili Word] kenyo[Part of Speech] noun[Swahili Example] (=danganyo, zuzuio)------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] evasion[Swahili Word] kimasomaso[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] evasion[English Plural] evasions[Swahili Word] kisababu[Swahili Plural] visababu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] sababu------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] evasion[Swahili Word] lafudi[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] evasion[English Plural] evasions[Swahili Word] lafudhi[Swahili Plural] lafudhi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] evasion[Swahili Word] nahau[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] evasion[English Plural] evasions[Swahili Word] kipengele[Swahili Plural] vipengele[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] evasion[Swahili Word] teto[Swahili Plural] mateto[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] evasion[Swahili Word] ubishi[Swahili Plural] mabishi[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] evasion[English Plural] evasions[Swahili Word] budi[Swahili Plural] budi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] Arabic[Note] usually used in negative constructions------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] evasion (of an answer or difficulty)[Swahili Word] utiriri[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------ -
6 even
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be made even[Swahili Word] -sawanyishwa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be made even[Swahili Word] -sawazishwa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] even[Swahili Word] alau[Part of Speech] adverb[Derived Word] (Islamic)------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] even[Swahili Word] hata[Part of Speech] adverb[English Example] <b>Even</b> the teacher didn't know the answer.[Swahili Example] <b>Hata</b> mwalimu hakujua jibu.------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] even[Swahili Word] pia[Part of Speech] adverb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] even[Swahili Word] walao[Part of Speech] adverb[Derived Word] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] even[Swahili Word] walau[Part of Speech] adverb[Derived Word] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] even[Swahili Word] walau[Part of Speech] conjunction------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] even if[Swahili Word] hata[Part of Speech] conjunction[Swahili Example] tutasoma kitabu gani hata tujue maneno yenu?; hata akija------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] even if[Swahili Word] ijapo[Part of Speech] conjunction------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] even if[Swahili Word] ijapo[Part of Speech] conjunction------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] even if[Swahili Word] ingawa[Part of Speech] conjunction[English Example] a new thing is a good thing even if it is a sore (proverb)[Swahili Example] kipya kinyemi ingawa kidonda (methali)------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] even if[Swahili Word] iwapo[Part of Speech] conjunction------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] even if[Swahili Word] japo[Part of Speech] conjunction[Derived Word] ijapo[Swahili Example] japo hakuja...------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] even number[English Plural] even numbers[Swahili Word] kifuasi[Swahili Plural] vifuasi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -fuata[Note] archaic (?) - cited in Madan, Johnson, Rechenbach------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] even number[Swahili Word] shufwa[Swahili Plural] shufwa[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] make even[Swahili Word] -kuruta[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] guruta V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] make even[Swahili Word] -oleleza[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] make even[Swahili Word] -oleza[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] make even[Swahili Word] -fanya sawa[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] (s)he made the work even[Swahili Example] Alifanya sawa kazi------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] make even[Swahili Word] -sawanyisha[Part of Speech] verb[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] make even[Swahili Word] -sawazisha[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] not even[Swahili Word] walau[Part of Speech] adverb[Derived Word] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------ -
7 fine
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] fine[Swahili Word] vyema[Part of Speech] adj/adv[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -ema[Related Words] njema, mwema, chema------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] fine[Swahili Word] bora[Part of Speech] adjective[Derived Language] Arabic[Related Words] ubora------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] fine[Swahili Word] embemba[Part of Speech] adjective------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] fine[Swahili Word] -epesi[Part of Speech] adjective[Swahili Example] kitambaa chepesi cha maua maua [Muk]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] fine[Swahili Word] laini[Part of Speech] adjective------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] fine[Swahili Word] -tifu[Part of Speech] adjective------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] fine[Swahili Word] -zuri[Part of Speech] adjective[Related Words] uzuri------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] fine[Swahili Word] freshi[Part of Speech] adjective[Dialect] recent[Derived Word] English 'fresh'[English Example] how are you? just fine[Swahili Example] mambo vip? freshi kabisa[Terminology] slang------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] fine[Swahili Word] fahuwa[Part of Speech] adverb[Derived Word] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] fine[Swahili Word] yo yo[Part of Speech] interjection[Dialect] Sheng[Terminology] slang[Note] answer to 'Wallapa?'------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] fine[Swahili Word] dia[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] fine[Swahili Word] faini[Swahili Plural] faini[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] fine[English Plural] fines[Swahili Word] fidia[Swahili Plural] fidia[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] Arabic[Related Words] -fidi------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] fine[Swahili Word] makombozi[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] komboa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] fine[Swahili Word] ukoka[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 11------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] fine[Swahili Word] ukomboleo[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] fine[Swahili Word] ukomboo[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] fine[Swahili Word] ukombozi[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] fine (appearance)[Swahili Word] vizuri[Part of Speech] adjective[Derived Word] -zuri adv/adj------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] fine (for violating the rules of a club etc.)[Swahili Word] haka[Part of Speech] noun[Swahili Example] shika haka------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] fine (of clothes)[Swahili Word] lonyo[Part of Speech] adjective------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] fine healthy child[Swahili Word] simba[Swahili Plural] simba[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10an------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] fine imposed for adultery[Swahili Word] fedha ya ugoni[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] gona------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] Fine![Swahili Word] Mzima![Part of Speech] interjection[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] zima------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] he is fine[Swahili Word] hajambo[Part of Speech] interjection[Related Words] sijambo, hujambo, hatujambo, hamjambo, hawajambo------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] she is fine[Swahili Word] hajambo[Part of Speech] interjection[Related Words] sijambo, hujambo, hatujambo, hamjambo, hawajambo------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] they are fine[Swahili Word] hawajambo[Part of Speech] interjection[Related Words] sijambo, hujambo, hajambo, hatujambo, hamjambo------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] we are fine[Swahili Word] hatujambo[Part of Speech] interjection[Related Words] sijambo, hujambo, hajambo, hamjambo, hawajambo------------------------------------------------------------ -
8 in
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] he is in there[Swahili Word] yumo[Part of Speech] verb[Class] conjugated------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] he is not in there[Swahili Word] hayumo[Part of Speech] verb[Class] conjugated------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] in[Swahili Word] ndani[Part of Speech] adverb[Related Words] kindanindani, undani[English Example] she went in[Swahili Example] aliingia ndani------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] in[Swahili Word] bi[Part of Speech] preposition[Dialect] archaic[Derived Language] Arabic[Related Words] bila, bilashi, binafsi, bismillahi------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] in[Swahili Word] fi[Part of Speech] preposition[Derived Language] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] in[Swahili Word] katika[Part of Speech] preposition------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] in[Swahili Word] kwa[Part of Speech] preposition------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] in[Swahili Word] ndani ya[Part of Speech] preposition[English Example] the answer is that which was said by Nyerere when we entered in multiparty democracy (Kijijini Leo Hii News, 19 July, 2006)[Swahili Example] jibu ni kile alichokisema Mwalimu tulipoingia ndani ya vyama vingi (http://mwanakijiji.podomatic.com/ Kijijini Leo Hii News, 19 Julai 2006)------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] in (temporal)[Swahili Word] mnamo[Part of Speech] preposition------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] in a period of time[Swahili Word] kwa[Part of Speech] preposition[English Example] in two months[Swahili Example] kwa miezi miwili [Rec]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] in here[Swahili Word] humu[Swahili Plural] humu[Part of Speech] pronoun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] in that very place[Swahili Word] papo[Part of Speech] adjective[English Example] in that very place[Swahili Example] papo hapo------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] it (animal) is in there[Swahili Word] yumo[Part of Speech] verb[Class] conjugated------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] it (animal) is not in there[Swahili Word] hayumo[Part of Speech] verb[Class] conjugated------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] it is in something (class 7)[Swahili Word] kimo[Part of Speech] verb[Class] conjugated[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -wa, -mo[English Example] the food is in the fridge[Swahili Example] chakula kimo kwenye friji------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] it is in there[Swahili Word] yamo[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] she is in there[Swahili Word] yumo[Part of Speech] verb[Class] conjugated------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] she is not in there[Swahili Word] hayumo[Part of Speech] verb[Class] conjugated------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] they are in[Swahili Word] -zimo[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] they are in something (class 8)[Swahili Word] vimo[Part of Speech] verb[Class] conjugated[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -wa, -mo[English Example] the potatoes are in the bag[Swahili Example] viazi vimo mfukoni------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] they are in there[Swahili Word] yamo[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------ -
9 question
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be questioned[Swahili Word] -hojiwa[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] hoji v------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be questioned[Swahili Word] -sailiwa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] besiege with questions[Swahili Word] -dadisi[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] bombard someone with questions[Swahili Word] -payusha[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] controversial question[English Plural] controversial questions[Swahili Word] kigambo[Swahili Plural] vigambo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -amba------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cross questioning[Swahili Word] malumbano[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 6[Derived Word] lumba V[Terminology] legal------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] question[Swahili Word] hoja[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] haja------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] question[Swahili Word] lumba[Part of Speech] noun[Swahili Example] (= simulia, hadithia, hoji)[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] question[Swahili Word] masahala[Part of Speech] noun[English Example] political (religious) questions.[Swahili Example] masahala ya siasa (dini)------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] question[Swahili Word] msaala[Part of Speech] noun[English Example] political (religious) questions.[Swahili Example] masahala ya siasa (dini)------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] question[English Plural] questions[Swahili Word] swali[Swahili Plural] maswali[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Related Words] saili[English Example] my question is, how does he know?[Swahili Example] swali langu ni, anajuaje?------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] question[Swahili Word] -hoji[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] hoji v------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] question[Swahili Word] -saili[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] question[Swahili Word] -uliza[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] question and answer[Swahili Word] majibizano[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] jibu------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] question indicator[Swahili Word] je[Part of Speech] pronoun[English Example] What are you doing?[Swahili Example] Je, unafanya nini?------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] question intensively[Swahili Word] -susuika[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] question mark[Swahili Word] alama ya kuuliza[Swahili Plural] alama za kuuliza[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------ -
10 rhetoric
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] rhetoric[English Plural] rhetoric[Swahili Word] balagha[Swahili Plural] balagha[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] Arabic[Related Words] mbalagha[English Definition] the art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing, especially the use of figures of speech or other techniques[Swahili Definition] elimu ya usemaji[English Example] the United Nations debate about whether or not to intervene in Rwanda was a lot of empty rhetoric.------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] rhetorical question[English Plural] rhetorical questions[Swahili Word] balagha[Swahili Plural] balagha[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] Arabic[Related Words] mbalagha[English Definition] a question that does not require or expect an answer[Swahili Definition] swali lisilodai jibu[Terminology] literary------------------------------------------------------------ -
11 riddle
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] ask a riddle[Swahili Word] -tega kitendawili[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] -tega------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] pose riddles to each other[Swahili Word] -pigana mafambo[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] hatukuja kupigana mafumbo hapa [Moh]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] riddle[English Plural] riddles[Swahili Word] fumbo[Swahili Plural] mafumbo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Related Words] -fumba[English Example] put a riddle to a fool a clever person will solve it (proverb)[Swahili Example] fumbo mfumbe mjinga mwerevu huligangua (methali)------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] riddle[English Plural] riddles[Swahili Word] kitendawili[Swahili Plural] vitendawili[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -tenda, wili[English Example] an example of a riddle is, "my house has no door." the answer is, "an egg"[Swahili Example] mfano wa kitendawili ni, "nyumba yangu haina mlango." jibu lake ni "yai"------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] riddle[English Plural] riddles[Swahili Word] tambo[Swahili Plural] matambo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -tambua------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] speak in riddles[Swahili Word] -fumba maneno[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] maneno------------------------------------------------------------ -
12 straight
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be set straight[Swahili Word] -ongoka[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] ongoa V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be straight[Swahili Word] -nyoka[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] a straight line.[Swahili Example] mstari ulionyoka------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be straight[Swahili Word] -nyooka[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] a straight line.[Swahili Example] mstari ulionyoka------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be straight[Swahili Word] -nyoosha[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] nyooka V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be straight[Swahili Word] -nyoroka[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] a straight line.[Swahili Example] mstari ulionyoka------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be straight[Swahili Word] -wima[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] kiwimawima, mwima, mwimo, uwima------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] become straight[Swahili Word] -nyooka[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] "If you answer our questions, all your matters shall become straight".[Swahili Example] kama ukijibu maswali yetu mambo yako yote yatanyooka [Ng]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] become straight[Swahili Word] -nyoosha[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] nyooka V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] go straight ahead[Swahili Word] ongoa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] go straight on[Swahili Word] -fululiza[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] alifululiza mpaka kwenye simu akapiga Nambari 5638 [Ya]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] not straight[Swahili Word] benibeni[Part of Speech] adjective------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stand straight[Swahili Word] -simama wima[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] -simama------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] straight[Swahili Word] nyofu[Part of Speech] adjective------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] straight[Swahili Word] sawa[Part of Speech] adjective[English Example] straight land/country[Swahili Example] nchi sawa.------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] straight[Swahili Word] -a wima[Part of Speech] adjective[Related Words] kiwimawima, mwima, mwimo, uwima[English Example] stand straight[Swahili Example] simama wima------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] straight[Swahili Word] imaima[Part of Speech] adverb[Derived Word] wima N------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] straight[Swahili Word] kiwimawima[Part of Speech] adverb[Derived Word] wima N------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] straight ahead[Swahili Word] kiomo[Part of Speech] adverb[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] omo------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] straight ahead[Swahili Word] yahom[Part of Speech] adverb[Terminology] nautical------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] straight on[Swahili Word] mtindo mmoja[Part of Speech] adverb------------------------------------------------------------ -
13 understand
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be understood[Swahili Word] -fahamika[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] -fahamu v------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] make someone understand[Swahili Word] -sikiza[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] understand[Swahili Word] maizi[Part of Speech] noun[Swahili Example] understand------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] understand[Swahili Word] -atikali[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] (rare)------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] understand[Swahili Word] -elekea[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] understand[Swahili Word] -elewa[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] -elea------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] understand[Swahili Word] -fafanua[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] understand[Swahili Word] -fahamu[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] If she <b>understand</b>s the question, she will answer it.[Swahili Example] Aki<b>fahamu</b> swali, atalijibu.------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] understand[Swahili Word] -jua[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] juvi, kijuvi, mjuvi, mjuzi, ujuvi, ujuzi------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] understand[Swahili Word] -komanya[Part of Speech] verb[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] understand[Swahili Word] -maizi[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Language] Arabic[English Example] he couldn't understand what it was in particular that was being headed toward[Swahili Example] hakuweza kumaizi nini hasa lililokuwa likielekewa [Muk]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] understand[Swahili Word] -nabihi[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] understand[Swahili Word] -sikia[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] I understand well[Swahili Example] Nasikia vema------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] understand[Swahili Word] -tambua[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] understand[Swahili Word] -tanabahi[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] Arabic[English Example] as (s)he thought well, (s)he understood that it was not to be ran away from[Swahili Example] alipofikiri vyema, alitanabahi kuwa hakikuwapo cha kutorokwa [Sul]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] understand (each other)[Swahili Word] -elewana[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] the state of misunderstanding that had developed between the two parliaments of Kyrgyzstan began to improve four days after the opposition took over the government[Swahili Example] hali ya kutoelewana iliyojitokeza kati ya mabunge mawili nchini Kyrgyzstan... imeanza kupungua siku nne baada ya upinzani kuchukua madaraka [ http://www.bbc.co.uk/swahili/news/story/2004/06/000000_dirayadunia.shtml BBC]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] understand each other[Swahili Word] -fahamiana[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] -fahamu v[Swahili Definition] mtu kumfahamu mtu mwingine [Masomo 232]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] understand each other[Swahili Word] -sikilizana[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] understand each other's languages[Swahili Word] -sikizana[Part of Speech] verb[Class] assoc-caus------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] understand mutually[English Plural] This lack of mutual understanding blocked our efforts to fight for justice [Kenyatta, Masomo 115][Swahili Word] -fahamikiana[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] -fahamu v[Swahili Definition] kukosa kufahamika [Kenyatta, Masomo 115][Swahili Example] Kutofahamikiana huku kulizuilia jitahadi zetu za kupigania haki [Kenyatta, Masomo 115]------------------------------------------------------------ -
14 wassup
[English Word] wassup[Swahili Word] wallapa[Part of Speech] phrase[Dialect] Sheng[Terminology] slang[Note] answer: 'Yo yo'------------------------------------------------------------ -
15 way
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be in the way[Swahili Word] -kingama[Part of Speech] verb[Class] stative[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -kinga------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] find a way or a method[Swahili Word] -pata njia[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] in that way[Swahili Word] hivyo[Part of Speech] adjective------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] in that way[Swahili Word] hivyohivyo[Part of Speech] adjective------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] in this very way[Swahili Word] hivyo[Part of Speech] adverb[Swahili Example] vivyo hivyo------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] in what way?[Swahili Word] jinsi gani?[Part of Speech] phrase[Derived Language] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] in what way?[Swahili Word] kwaje[Part of Speech] pronoun[Swahili Example] Inakuwaje?------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] make a way[Swahili Word] -dopoa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] make way for[Swahili Word] -sabili[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] Make way![Swahili Word] abadan[Part of Speech] interjection------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] Make way![Swahili Word] simile![Part of Speech] interjection------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] Make way![Swahili Word] similla![Part of Speech] interjection------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] Make way![Swahili Word] sumile![Part of Speech] interjection------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] put out of the way[Swahili Word] -towesha[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] railway[Swahili Word] ndia ya reli[Swahili Plural] ndia[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Word] ja------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] show the way[Swahili Word] -ongoza[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] give a good turn to a conversation.[Swahili Example] ongoza maneno------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] the way in which[Swahili Word] vilevile[Part of Speech] adverb[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -le------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] the way things are[Swahili Word] mfumo[Swahili Plural] mifumo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -fuma------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] way[Swahili Word] jiha[Swahili Plural] jiha[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Word] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] way[English Plural] ways[Swahili Word] jinsi[Swahili Plural] jinsi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] Arabic[Swahili Definition] namna[English Example] before explaining the history and other information about Tanzanians and the way in which our country was ruled...[Swahili Example] kabla ya kueleza historia na habari za Watanzania na jinsi nchi yetu ilivyotawaliwa... (Nsekela,"Masomo," 3).------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] way[Swahili Word] kadiri[Swahili Plural] kadiri[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] way[Swahili Word] masafa[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 6[Derived Word] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] way[English Plural] ways[Swahili Word] namna[Swahili Plural] namna[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[English Example] I don't like the way she sewed this shirt[Swahili Example] sipendi namna alivyoshona shati hili------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] way[Swahili Word] ndia[Swahili Plural] ndia[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Word] ja[English Example] railway track[Swahili Example] njia ya railway------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] way[Swahili Word] njia[Swahili Plural] njia[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Word] ja[English Example] Use all ways to get him out of jail.[Swahili Example] tumia njia zote uwezavyo umtoe jelani------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] way[Swahili Word] usita[Part of Speech] noun[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] way[English Plural] ways[Swahili Word] taratibu[Swahili Plural] taratibu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] Arabic[Related Words] -ratibu, ratiba------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] way of doing something[English Plural] ways of doing things[Swahili Word] mtindo[Swahili Plural] mitindo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[English Example] The answer to all of these issues is to use new ways to compose questions; The way to do things today, is for people to do them together as equals.[Swahili Example] Jawabu kwa mambo yote hayo ni kutumia mitindo mipya ya kutunga maswali [Masomo 189]; Mtindo wa siku hizi, watu ni bega kwa bega [Amana, Masomo 405]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] way of life[English Plural] ways of life[Swahili Word] kikao[Swahili Plural] vikao[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -kaa[English Example] live in a good way[Swahili Example] kaa kwa kikao chema------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] way out[English Plural] ways out[Swahili Word] budi[Swahili Plural] budi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] Arabic[Note] usually used in negative constructions------------------------------------------------------------
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