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1 complain
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] complain[Swahili Word] -lalama[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] Bloody bitch! alilalama Kaburu [Ng], mama-mtu alilalama bure tu [Moh]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] complain[Swahili Word] -guna[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] complain[Swahili Word] -janga[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] mjango------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] complain[Swahili Word] -nuna[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] complain about something[Swahili Word] -nunia[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] complain about each other[Swahili Word] -nuniana[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] complain[Swahili Word] -nung'unika[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] complain[Swahili Word] -shtakia[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] alishtakia zaidi mama-mtu [Moh]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] complain about someone[Swahili Word] -jishtakia[Part of Speech] verb[Class] appl-refl[Derived Word] mashtaka N------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] complain about someone[Swahili Word] -jishitakia[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] mashtaka N[Swahili Definition] peleka malalamiko mbele ya baraza, mahakama au mtu mwenye cheo na uwezo kwa ajili ya kutoa uamuzi baina yako na mwingine------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] complain about someone[Swahili Word] -jishtakia[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Definition] peleka malalamiko mbele ya baraza, mahakama au mtu mwenye cheo na uwezo kwa ajili ya kutoa uamuzi baina yako na mwingine[Swahili Example] alishtakia zaidi mama-mtu [Moh]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] complain[Swahili Word] -zoza[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] complain (from hunger or pain)[Swahili Word] -lalaika[Part of Speech] verb[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Item(s) below have not yet been grouped within the headword complain[English Word] complain[Swahili Word] -lalamika[Part of Speech] verb[Class] potential[Swahili Example] Shangwe akilalamika kimoyomoyo [Muk]------------------------------------------------------------ -
2 lie
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] lie[Swahili Word] chuku[Part of Speech] noun[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] lie[Swahili Word] ghalati[Swahili Plural] ghalati[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] lie[English Plural] lies[Swahili Word] kimkumku[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7[Swahili Definition] uwongo[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] lie[Swahili Word] leba[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] lebu V[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] lie[Swahili Word] uongo[Swahili Plural] maongo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Word] ongopa V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] lie[Swahili Word] uongo[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] lie[Swahili Word] urongo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 14------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] lie[Swahili Word] urongo[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] lie[Swahili Word] utungo[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] lie[Swahili Word] uwongo[Swahili Plural] maongo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 11/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] lie[Swahili Word] wongo[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] lie[Swahili Word] -danganya[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Definition] kutosema kweli [Masomo 246][English Example] The doctor deceived you, he didn't leave a motorboat on the island.[Swahili Example] Daktari alikudanganya, hakuacha motaboti yo yote hapa kisiwani [Masomo 246]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] lie[Swahili Word] -lebu[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] leba N[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] lie[Swahili Word] -lebu[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] leba N[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] lie[Swahili Word] -lebu[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] leba N[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] lie[Swahili Word] -pyora[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] lie[Swahili Word] -shariti[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] lie[Swahili Word] -zandiki[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] lie (heavy) on[Swahili Word] -vama[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] lie (heavy) on[Swahili Word] -vamia[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] lie across[Swahili Word] -kingama[Part of Speech] verb[Class] stative[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -kinga------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] lie directly on top of something[Swahili Word] -tabiki[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] lie down[Swahili Word] -gona[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] lie down[Swahili Word] -lala[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] lala macho [Rec]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] lie down on one's stomach[Swahili Word] wama[Part of Speech] adverb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] lie down on one's stomach[Swahili Word] wamia[Part of Speech] adverb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] lie every which way[Swahili Word] -sinukia[Part of Speech] verb[Class] appl-intr------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] lie face down[Swahili Word] -lala fudifudi[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] -lala------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] lie in wait for[Swahili Word] -otea[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] -ota V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] lie in wait for someone[Swahili Word] -ota[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] lie on[Swahili Word] -vamia[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] lie on one's back[Swahili Word] -lala chali[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] a cat can never be made to lie on its back (proverb)[Swahili Example] paka hakubali kulala chali (methali)------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] lie prone[Swahili Word] -ama[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] lie stretched out[Swahili Word] -tandama[Part of Speech] verb[Class] stative------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] lie to[Swahili Word] -ongopea[Part of Speech] verb[Class] applicative[Derived Word] ongopa V[English Example] It is only that one day that I lied to you.[Swahili Example] ile siku moja tu n'lipokuongopea [Ma]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] make up and spread lies[Swahili Word] -zulisha[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] make up and spread lies[Swahili Word] -zusha[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] one who invents and spreads lies[Swahili Word] msanifu[Swahili Plural] wasanifu[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] sanaa, sanifu------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] one who invents and spreads lies[Swahili Word] msanii[Swahili Plural] wasanii[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] sanaa, sanifu------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] place of lying down[Swahili Word] uraro[Part of Speech] noun[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] tell a lie[Swahili Word] -ongopa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] tell a lie[Swahili Word] -sema uwongo[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] tell lies about someone[Swahili Word] -zulia[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------ -
3 talk
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] a serious talk[Swahili Word] lumba[Part of Speech] noun[Swahili Example] (= simulia, hadithia, hoji)[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be much talked about[Swahili Word] -vumika[Part of Speech] verb[Class] intransitive[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -vuma------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be talked into something[Swahili Word] -nyenyeka[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be the talk of the town[Swahili Word] -vuma[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] vumi, vumilivu, kivumi, mvumi, mvumo, uvumi, uvumilivu------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cause to be talked about[Swahili Word] -vumisha[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -vuma------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] foolish talk[Swahili Word] payo[Swahili Plural] mapayo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Word] paya V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] foolish talk (causing amusement or provoking ridicule)[Swahili Word] majinuni[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] foolish talk (causing amusement or provoking ridicule)[Swahili Word] majununi[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] force someone to talk[Swahili Word] -nyenga[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] get someone to talk[Swahili Word] -payusha[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] idle talk[Swahili Word] mnong'ono[Swahili Plural] minong'ono[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] nong'ona------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] make one talk in one's sleep[Swahili Word] -wewesesha[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] silly talk (causing amusement)[Swahili Word] majununi[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk[Swahili Word] -nena[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] talk clearly, don't talk through your nose[Swahili Example] nena vizuri, usiseme puani------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk[Swahili Word] -ongea[Part of Speech] verb[Class] transitive[English Example] Yohana and Mwai were speaking together[Swahili Example] Yohana na Mwai walipokuwa wakiongea pamoja [Ng]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk[Swahili Word] -sema[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] talk with mother[Swahili Example] sema na mama------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk[Swahili Word] -amba[Part of Speech] verb[Class] intransitive[Related Words] jigamba, mgambo------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk (about something)[Swahili Word] -ongelea[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] ongea V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk behind someone's back[Swahili Word] -teta[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk behind someone's back[Swahili Word] -amba mtu[Part of Speech] verb[Class] transitive[Related Words] kigambo, mtu, mwambaji[English Example] they talked about their comrade behind her back when she left with her mother[Swahili Example] walimwamba ndugu yao wakati aliondoka na mamake------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk big[Swahili Word] -fedhulika[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk big[Swahili Word] -fezulika[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk confusedly[Swahili Word] -bwabwaja[Part of Speech] verb[Class] intransitive[Note] id.------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk confusedly[Swahili Word] -bwata[Part of Speech] verb[Note] id.------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk confusedly[Swahili Word] -dapa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk deliriously[Swahili Word] -babaika[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk deliriously[Swahili Word] -babayika[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk deliriously[Swahili Word] -ewedeka[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk evasively[Swahili Word] -dapa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk evasively[Swahili Word] -diradira[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk foolishly[Swahili Word] -ota[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk foolishly[Swahili Word] -paya[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk foolishly[Swahili Word] -payuka[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk idly[Swahili Word] -piga domo[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] waliendelea kupiga domo kwa muda mrefu [Ya]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk in one's sleep[Swahili Word] -wewedeka[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk in one's sleep[Swahili Word] -weweseka[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk indiscreetly[Swahili Word] -boboka[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk nonsense[Swahili Word] lopoka[Part of Speech] adverb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk nonsense[Swahili Word] -ropoka[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] stop talking nonsense[Swahili Example] Waacha kuropoka------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk oneself out of something[Swahili Word] -shariti[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk over[Swahili Word] -kubalisha[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -kubali------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk someone into something[Swahili Word] -nyenya[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk someone into something[Swahili Word] -pembeja[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk someone into something[Swahili Word] -shawishi[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] Ali talked his/her friend into buying a car[Swahili Example] Ali alimshawishi rafiki yake kununua motokaa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk someone into something.[Swahili Word] -shaushi[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] Elizabeth talked the woman into not wearing those shoes[Swahili Example] Elizabeth alimshaushi mama asivae viatu vile------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk to each other[Swahili Word] -ambizana[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] ambia V[Swahili Example] kina bibi wakainamiana na kuambizana [Sul]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk to each other[Swahili Word] -ongeana[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk to each other[Swahili Word] -semezana[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk uselessly[Swahili Word] -piga mdomo[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk very fast (and unintelligibly)[Swahili Word] -kimbiliza maneno[Part of Speech] verb[Class] appl-caus[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -kimbia[Related Words] maneno------------------------------------------------------------ -
4 put
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be put[Swahili Word] -wekwa[Part of Speech] verb[Class] passive[Swahili Example] Subira aliiweka ile barua [Sul]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be put into[Swahili Word] -tiwa[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] tia V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be put out[Swahili Word] -kimua[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be put out[Swahili Word] -kimwa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be put out[Swahili Word] -tolewa[Part of Speech] verb[Class] passive[Derived Language] Spanish[Derived Word] -toa, -tolea------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] make someone put[Swahili Word] -tilisha[Part of Speech] verb[Class] appl-caus[Derived Word] tia V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] put[Swahili Word] -gusisha[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] Mansuri aligusisha midomo yake juu ya shavu la Rehema [Sul], akamgusisha mkewe ncha ya bakora [Moh]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] put[Swahili Word] -ika[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] (=weka, ikiza)[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] put[Swahili Word] -tia[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] put[Swahili Word] -weka[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] akiambiwa kuweka moto jikoni yeye huchukuwa majani kutoka paa la jiko [Kez], wewe uliweka nadhiri kuivunja rekodi iliyokuwapo [Muk, alishindwa kuweka hesabu ya namna mbali mbali mwanawe alivyoweza kuzitengeneza nywele zake [Ya]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] put (something in something)[Swahili Word] -ingiza[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] -ingia V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] put about[Swahili Word] -kisi[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Language] Arabic[Terminology] nautical------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] put aside[Swahili Word] -dunduliza[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] put aside[Swahili Word] -fita[Part of Speech] verb[Dialect] dialectical------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] put aside[Swahili Word] -hifadhi[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] put aside[Swahili Word] -tengua[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] put away[English Plural] translation for applicative?[Swahili Word] -bagua[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] put back[Swahili Word] -rudisha[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] put between legs[Swahili Word] -fyata[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] put down[Swahili Word] -teremsha[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative[Derived Word] telea V[Swahili Example] aliteremshe [shoka] kwa nguvu juu ya mashingo ya watu hawa [Muk]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] put down[Swahili Word] -tua[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] put down and roll over and over[Swahili Word] -firigisa[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] nyuso zikafirigiswa katika viganja vya mikono [Sul]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] put for someone[Swahili Word] -ekea[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] weka V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] put for someone[Swahili Word] -wekea[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] put forward[Swahili Word] -benua[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] -benulia, -benusha, mbenuko, mbinu------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] put in[Swahili Word] -ingiza[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] -ingia V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] put in[Swahili Word] -wekea[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] weka V[Swahili Example] maji mmeshamwekea mzazi msalani? [Moh], mbona wembe hamjaniekea? [Moh]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] put in (by force)[Swahili Word] -penyesha[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] penya[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] put in order[Swahili Word] -zatiti[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] put in sanctuary[Swahili Word] -hifadhi[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] put inside[Swahili Word] -tumbukiza[Part of Speech] verb[Class] appl-caus-intr[Derived Word] tumbua V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] put inside out[Swahili Word] -geuza[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] geua v------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] put into[Swahili Word] -didimisha[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] put into (by force)[Swahili Word] -penyeza[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] put into (food)[Swahili Word] -towea[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] put off[Swahili Word] -ahirisha[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -ahiri[English Example] the examination is postponed until tomorrow[Swahili Example] mtihani umeahirishwa mpaka kesho------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] put off[Swahili Word] -kawisha[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -kawa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] put off[Swahili Word] -tuilisha[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] put off[Swahili Word] -tuiliza[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] put off[Swahili Word] -zima[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] -zimia, -zimika, -zimisha, -zimua, -zimwa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] put on[Swahili Word] -jikatia[Part of Speech] verb[Class] reflexive[Swahili Example] hana khanga hata moja ya kujikatia1 wala ya kujitanda [Moh]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] put on (clothes)[Swahili Word] -vaa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] put on clothes[Swahili Word] -vaa nguo[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] put on clothing[Swahili Word] -valia[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] vaa V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] put on make-up[Swahili Word] -jipura[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] put on the fire[Swahili Word] -telekeza[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] put one thing on top of another[Swahili Word] -eleka[Part of Speech] verb[Class] potential[Derived Word] v caus[Swahili Example] usitueleke msumari wa moto juu ya kidonda [Sul]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] put one thing on top of another[Swahili Word] -elekanya[Part of Speech] verb[Class] potential[Derived Word] v caus------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] put oneself[Swahili Word] -jiwekea[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] alikuwa amekwisha jiwekea kijumba kidogo [Kez]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] put oneself forward[Swahili Word] -jitanguliza[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] -tangulia v------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] put out[Swahili Word] -toa[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] Subira's grandmother right then put out her child to call her siblings[Swahili Example] bibi wa Subira hapo hapo alimtoa mtoto kwenda kuwaita nduguze [Sul]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] put out[Swahili Word] -tokeza[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] toka V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] put out[Swahili Word] -zima[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] -zimia, -zimika, -zimisha, -zimua, -zimwa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] put out in the open[Swahili Word] -fichua[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] ficha v------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] put right[Swahili Word] -endekeza[Part of Speech] verb[Class] caus-intr[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -enda------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] put someone off[Swahili Word] -zungusha[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] put to[Swahili Word] -vugaza[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] put together[Swahili Word] -changa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] put together[Swahili Word] -kongomea[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] konga V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] put together[Swahili Word] -saliti[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] if you mix two kinds of this sand, you will get good sand[Swahili Example] ukisaliti jinsi mbili za mchanga huu utapata mchanga mzuri.------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] put together[Swahili Word] -shamiri[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] put together[Swahili Word] -tunga[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] put up with[Swahili Word] -stahimili[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] put up with[Swahili Word] -tikiza[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] put up with[Swahili Word] -vumilia[Part of Speech] verb[Class] applicative[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -vuma[Related Words] vumilivu, uvumilivu------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] put up with[Swahili Word] -weza[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] put upside down[Swahili Word] -geuza[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] geua v------------------------------------------------------------ -
5 name
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] name[English Plural] names[Swahili Word] jina[Swahili Plural] majina[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[English Example] what is your name?[Swahili Example] jina lako ni nani?------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] proper name[English Plural] proper names[Swahili Word] jina[Swahili Plural] majina[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] name given to child just after birth[English Plural] names[Swahili Word] sare[Swahili Plural] sare[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] name[Swahili Word] -ita[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] itikio, itiko, kiitikio, mwitaji, mwito------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] name[Swahili Word] -taja[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] call by name[Swahili Example] taja jina------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] name[Swahili Word] -nena[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] family name[Swahili Word] ubini[Part of Speech] noun[Swahili Example] tunajua kuwa anaitwa Ali lakini ubini wake hatuujui.------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] go by a name[Swahili Word] -itwa[Part of Speech] verb[Class] passive[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] ita[Related Words] itikio, itiko, kiitikio, mwitaji, mwito------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] what's-his-name[Swahili Word] fulani[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] what's-its-name[Swahili Word] dude[Swahili Plural] madude[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] anything the name of which one does not know or cannot remember[Swahili Word] dude[Swahili Plural] madude[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] name[English Plural] names[Swahili Word] isimu[Swahili Plural] isimu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] good name[English Plural] good names[Swahili Word] nemsi[Swahili Plural] nemsi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] make a good name for someone[Swahili Word] -jamili[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] Arabic[Swahili Example] kuwajamili wazee wake kwa kuleta heri aliyokwenda itafuta [Moh]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] assumed name (to disguise a name of bad repute)[English Plural] assumed names[Swahili Word] msimbo[Swahili Plural] misimbo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] give someone a bad name[Swahili Word] -tukanisha[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] in the name of[Swahili Word] kwa niaba ya[Part of Speech] preposition------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] in the name of[Swahili Word] kwa niabu ya[Part of Speech] preposition------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] proper name of lead character in many tales (often of Arabic origin)[Swahili Word] Abunuwasi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1[English Example] S/he told a tale about Abunuwasi.[Swahili Example] Alisimulia hadithi ya Abunuwasi.[Terminology] literary------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] proper name of lead character in many tales (often of Arabic origin)[Swahili Word] Banawasi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1[English Example] S/he told a tale about Banawasi[Swahili Example] Alisimulia hadithi ya Banawasi[Note] literary------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] proper name[Swahili Word] Mabruki[Swahili Plural] Mabruki[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] Ninga (female name)[Swahili Word] Ninga[Part of Speech] name------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] proper name[Swahili Word] Shabaan[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1[English Example] Shabaan Robert, Mswahili poet------------------------------------------------------------ -
6 walk
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be walked[Swahili Word] -tembezwa[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] tembea V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] help someone walk[Swahili Word] -chechesha[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] help someone walk[Swahili Word] -checheza[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] take a walk for pleasure[Swahili Word] -jiendea[Part of Speech] verb[Class] appl-refl[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -enda------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] take for a walk[Swahili Word] -tembeza[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -tembea------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] take for a walk[Swahili Word] -zungusha[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] walk[English Plural] walks[Swahili Word] masia[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 6[English Example] go for a walk[Swahili Example] enda masia------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] walk[English Plural] walks[Swahili Word] matembezi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 6[Derived Word] tembea V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] walk[English Plural] walks[Swahili Word] tembezi[Swahili Plural] matembezi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Word] tembea V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] walk[Swahili Word] -tembea[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] matembezi, mtembezi, utembezi------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] walk[Swahili Word] -zinga[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] walk (slowly or uncertainly)[Swahili Word] -sita[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] walk (slowly or uncertainly)[Swahili Word] -sitasita[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] walk about aimlessly[Swahili Word] -taladadi[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] walk about aimlessly[Swahili Word] -taradadi[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] walk around[Swahili Word] -launi[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] Eng[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] walk around[Swahili Word] -randa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] walk bent over and with difficulty[Swahili Word] -enda kikongwe[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] kongwe, -konga, -enda------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] walk carefully[Swahili Word] -chechea[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] walk fast[Swahili Word] magamaga[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] walk fast (with long steps)[Swahili Word] -tagaa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] walk gracefully[Swahili Word] -dalji[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] walk gracefully[Swahili Example] kuenda dalji [Rec]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] walk gracefully[Swahili Word] -dundika[Part of Speech] verb[Class] potential[Swahili Example] natembea kwa kudundika [Ma]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] walk heavily[Swahili Word] -chapa miguu[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] mguu------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] walk in a line or row[Swahili Word] -andamana[Part of Speech] verb[Class] associative[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -andama------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] walk like a duck[Swahili Word] -bata[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] walk like a duck[Swahili Word] -batabata[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] walk like an old person (feebly with a stick)[Swahili Word] -jikongojea[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] -kongoja v------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] walk quickly[Swahili Word] -tataga[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] walk quietly[Swahili Word] -nyata[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] stalk an animal.[Swahili Example] nyata mnyama------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] walk unsteadily[Swahili Word] -kongoja[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] He was able to leave his bed and walk unsteadily a few steps outside of the hospital building.[Swahili Example] Aliweza kukiacha kitanda chake na kujikongoja hatua chache nje ya jengo la hospitali. from ZAWADI YA USHINDI by Ben R. Mtobwa. 1987. Dar es Salaam: Heko Publishers------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] walk with the legs wide apart[Swahili Word] magamaga[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] walking around[Swahili Word] utembezi[Swahili Plural] matembezi[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------ -
7 think
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] get someone to think about something[Swahili Word] -wazisha[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] make one think[Swahili Word] -fikirisha[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] fikiri v------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] think[English Plural] should derivative forms be '-aza, too?[Swahili Word] -aza[Part of Speech] verb[Note] also: waza------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] think[Swahili Word] -dhamiri[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Language] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] think[Swahili Word] -dhani[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Language] Arabic[Related Words] dhana, udhani[English Example] one with a scar, do not think him healed (proverb)[Swahili Example] mwenye kovu, usidhani kapowa (methali)------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] think[Swahili Word] -dhukuru[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] think[Swahili Word] -fikiri[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Language] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] think[Swahili Word] -nuia[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] nia------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] think[Swahili Word] -ona[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] I think you will be amazed.[Swahili Example] naona utaona ajabu------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] think[Swahili Word] -pima[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] think[Swahili Word] -taamali[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] think[Swahili Word] -waza[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] think about[Swahili Word] -dhamiria[Part of Speech] verb[Class] applicative[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -dhamiri[Related Words] dhamira[Swahili Definition] kufikiria[English Example] since then you've thought about marrying another woman[Swahili Example] Tangu hapo umeishadhamiria kuoa mke mwengine [Chacha, Masomo 382]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] think about[Swahili Word] -dhania[Part of Speech] verb[Class] applicative[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -dhani------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] think about[Swahili Word] -fikiria[Part of Speech] verb[Class] applicative[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -fikiri------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] think about something[Swahili Word] -wazia[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] think and think over[Swahili Word] kuwaza na kuwazua[Part of Speech] phrase[Swahili Example] kwa muda huo mfupi alikwisha waza na kuwazua mangapi [Moh]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] think little of[Swahili Word] -beza[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] think over carefully[Swahili Word] -wazisha[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] think up something[Swahili Word] -zulisha[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] think up something[Swahili Word] -zusha[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------ -
8 ask
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] ask[Swahili Word] -saili[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] father asked mother a question[Swahili Example] Baba alimsaili mama swali------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] ask (about)[Swahili Word] -uliza[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] ask after someone[Swahili Word] -hakikia[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] hakika------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] ask for[Swahili Word] -omba[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] They <b>asked for</b> tea, but they got coffee.[Swahili Example] Wali<b>omba</b> chai, lakini wakapata kahawa.------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] ask for[Swahili Word] -ombea[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] ask for[Swahili Word] -taka[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] ask for[Swahili Word] -takia[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] ask for advice[Swahili Word] -uliza shauri[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] ask father for an advice[Swahili Example] Mulize baba shauri------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] ask insistently[Swahili Word] -sisitiza[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] (s)he asked insistently again while looking at that girl[Swahili Example] alisisitiza tena akimtazama msichana huyo [Mt], "Nipe mwalimu", msichana alisisitiza kwa shauku bila kujua alikuwa akisisitiza jambo gani [Muk]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] ask something of someone[Swahili Word] -ombea[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] ask to marry (a woman)[Swahili Word] -posa[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] money for wedding preparations.[Swahili Example] mali ya kuposea------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be asked[Swahili Word] -sailiwa[Part of Speech] verb[Class] passive[English Example] all the workers who were called to be asked by mrs. Tamima looked at each other[Swahili Example] watumishi wote walioitwa kusailiwa na Bi Tamima walitazamana [Moh]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] one who asks for something[English Plural] ones who ask for something[Swahili Word] mtaka[Swahili Plural] wataka[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1/2[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -taka[English Example] he who asks for everything receives nothing (proverb)[Swahili Example] mtaka wote hukosa yote (methali)------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] one who asks for something[Swahili Word] mwombi[Swahili Plural] waombi[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] omba V------------------------------------------------------------ -
9 conceal
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] conceal[Swahili Word] -ficha[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Definition] kutoeleza kwa kutumia siri [Masomo 172][English Example] Rendo concealed completely the information about the glasses.[Swahili Example] Rendo alificha kabisa habari ya miwani [Ganzel, Masomo 172]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] conceal[Swahili Word] -finika[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] conceal[Swahili Word] -fita[Part of Speech] verb[Dialect] dialectical------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] conceal[Swahili Word] -funika[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] conceal[Swahili Word] -futika[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -futa[English Example] his eyes, skinny and dry, that concealed cunning and wisdom[Swahili Example] macho yake membamba, makavu, yaliyofutika ujanja na hekima [Sul]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] conceal[Swahili Word] -nyerereza[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] conceal[Swahili Word] -setiri[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] stara N------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] conceal[Swahili Word] -sitiri[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] Arabic[English Example] God to conceal us, the preacher thought[Swahili Example] Mola atusitiri, Hatibu alifikiri [Ya]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] conceal[Swahili Word] -stiri[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] stara N------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] conceal[Swahili Word] -vumbika[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] conceal someone[Swahili Word] -sitirisha[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] conceal someone[Swahili Word] -stirisha[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] stiri V------------------------------------------------------------ -
10 go
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] go[Swahili Word] -enda[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] endapo, endeleo, enenzi, huenda, kiendeleo, kujiendesha, mwenda, mwendeleo, mwendelezi, mwendesha, mwendeshaji, mwendo, mwenenzi, mwenzi, uendelezo, uendeshaji, wenzo[English Example] to go on foot[Swahili Example] kuenda kwa miguu------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] go[Swahili Word] nenda[Part of Speech] verb[Class] imperative[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -enda------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] go[Swahili Word] -isha[Part of Speech] verb[Class] intransitive[Dialect] Sheng[English Example] where are you going?[Swahili Example] unaisha wapi?------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] go (travel as a passenger)[Swahili Word] -abiri[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] go about[Swahili Word] -tembea[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] from today you must stop going around with my daughter[Swahili Example] tangu leo ukome kutembea na binti yangu [Kez]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] go away[Swahili Word] -toka[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] go away[Swahili Word] -uka[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] go before[Swahili Word] -sabiki[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] go by automobile[Swahili Word] -enda kwa motokaa[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] motokaa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] go by oneself[Swahili Word] -jiendea[Part of Speech] verb[Class] appl-refl[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -enda------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] go for[Swahili Word] -endea[Part of Speech] verb[Class] applicative[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -enda[English Example] go to collect firewood[Swahili Example] endea kuni------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] go in[Swahili Word] -ingia[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] go in[Swahili Word] -ingia[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] kiingilio, maingiano, maingiliano, mwingilizi, mwingizaji, uingizaji[Swahili Example] ingia nyumbani------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] go in for[Swahili Word] -ingilia[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] kiingilio, maingiano, maingiliano, mwingilizi, mwingizaji, uingizaji------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] go on[Swahili Word] -endelea[Part of Speech] verb[Class] applicative[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -enda------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] go on foot[Swahili Word] -enda kikwata[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] kiatu, kwata------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] go on foot[Swahili Word] -enda kwa miguu[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] mguu------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] go out[Swahili Word] -toka[Part of Speech] verb[Class] potential[Derived Word] toa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] go part of the way with someone[Swahili Word] -sindikiza[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] go part of the way with someone (e.g., a guest)[Swahili Word] -adi[Part of Speech] verb[Dialect] archaic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] go quickly and suddenly[Swahili Word] -futuka[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] alivundumka, akafutuka, akatimka na Miraji akafuata nyuma [Moh]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] go to[Swahili Word] -endea[Part of Speech] verb[Class] applicative[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -enda[English Example] she moved and went to the picture of the Virgin Mary[Swahili Example] alihama na kuiendea ile picha ya Bikira Maria [Kez]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] go together[Swahili Word] -chukuzana[Part of Speech] verb[Class] assoc-caus[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -chukua------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] go with[Swahili Word] -endea[Part of Speech] verb[Class] applicative[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -enda------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] Go![Swahili Word] hobe![Part of Speech] interjection------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] let us go[Swahili Word] jamani[Part of Speech] interjection[Derived Word] jamii, ujamaa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] one who makes something go[Swahili Word] mwendesha[Swahili Plural] waendesha[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] enda V[English Example] car driver[Swahili Example] mwendesha gari------------------------------------------------------------ -
11 memory
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] memory[English Plural] memories[Swahili Word] kikumbuko[Swahili Plural] vikumbuko[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -kumbuka------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] memory[English Plural] memories[Swahili Word] kumbukizi[Swahili Plural] kumbukizi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -kumbuka[English Example] he groped about in the darkness of memory[Swahili Example] akapapasa kwenye kiza cha kumbukizi [Moh]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] memory[English Plural] memories[Swahili Word] kumbuko[Swahili Plural] makumbuko[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -kumbuka------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] memory[English Plural] memories[Swahili Word] kumbukumbu[Swahili Plural] kumbukumbu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -kumbuka------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] memory[Swahili Word] ufahamfu[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] memory[Swahili Word] ufahami[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] memory[Swahili Word] ufahamivu[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] memory[Swahili Word] ukumbuko[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 11[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -kumbuka------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] person with a good memory[Swahili Word] mtu mkumbufu[Swahili Plural] watu wakumbufu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1/2[Derived Word] kumbuka V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] person with good memory[Swahili Word] mkumbufu[Swahili Plural] wakumbufu[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] kumbuka V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] someone with a good memory[Swahili Word] mzingatifu[Swahili Plural] wazingatifu[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] zingativu V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] someone with a good memory[Swahili Word] mzingativu[Swahili Plural] wazingativu[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] zingativu V------------------------------------------------------------ -
12 burst
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] burst[Swahili Word] -buyuka[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] burst[Swahili Word] -pasua[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] operate on (someone).[Swahili Example] pasulia------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] burst[Swahili Word] -pasuka[Part of Speech] verb[Class] potential[English Example] By then Mama Ndomba was about to burst[Swahili Example] Mama Ndomba muda huo alikaribia kupasuka [Muk]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] burst forth[Swahili Word] -chomoza[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] -choma v------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] burst into flames[Swahili Word] -ripuka[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] The house burst into flames after catching fire[Swahili Example] Nyumba iliripuka baada kushika moto------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] burst out[Swahili Word] -bubujika[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] burst out with a flood of words[Swahili Example] bubujika maneno------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] burst out[Swahili Word] -buguika[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] burst out with a flood of words[Swahili Example] buguika maneno------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] burst out[Swahili Word] -foka[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------ -
13 change
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be changed[Swahili Word] -badilika[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] badili[Swahili Definition] kuwa tofauti[English Example] When she returned Matika was not like before. She had changed greatly.[Swahili Example] Matika aliporudi hakuwa yule yule wa zamani. Alikuwa amebadilika vikubwa [Balisidya, Masomo 353]; na sasa kabadilika kabisa [Muk]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be changed[Swahili Word] -badilishwa[Part of Speech] verb[Class] passive[Swahili Example] [nyumba ya Bahati] haikupata kubadilishwa kitu tangu ilipojengwa na marehemu baba yake [Sul]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be changed[Swahili Word] -badiliwa[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] badili------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cause someone to change his views[Swahili Word] -ongoa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] change[Swahili Word] chenji[Part of Speech] noun[English Example] [small] change[Swahili Example] fedha ya chenji[Terminology] finance------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] change[Swahili Word] geuzi[Swahili Plural] mageuzi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] change[Swahili Word] geuzo[Swahili Plural] mageuzo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Word] geua v------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] change[Swahili Word] geuzo[Swahili Plural] mageuzo[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] geua V[English Example] democratic reform.[Swahili Example] mgeuzo wa kidemokrasi------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] change[Swahili Word] mageuko[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] geua------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] change[Swahili Word] mageuzi[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] geua------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] change[Swahili Word] mageuzo[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] geua------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] change[Swahili Word] mgeuzo[Swahili Plural] mageuzo[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] geua V[English Example] democratic reform.[Swahili Example] mgeuzo wa kidemokrasi------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] change[Swahili Word] ugeufu[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] change[Swahili Word] ugeuko[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] change[Swahili Word] ugeuzaji[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] change[Swahili Word] ugeuzi[Swahili Plural] mageuzi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 11/6[Derived Word] geuza V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] change[Swahili Word] ugeuzo[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] change[Swahili Word] -badili[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] change one's mind; have a change of air (rest, recuperation); change money; change clothes[Swahili Example] change shauri; change hewa; change fedha; changenguo[Note] Cf. badala, badilifu, badiliko, mbadilishaji, ubadilifu, ubadilishaji------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] change[Swahili Word] -badilisha[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] badili------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] change[Swahili Word] -geua[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] change[Swahili Word] -geuza[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] geua v------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] change[Swahili Word] -ghairisha[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] change[Swahili Word] -hawili[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] hawala[Swahili Example] hawili hawala------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] change[Swahili Word] -zinga[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] change (into)[Swahili Word] -geuka[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] geua v[Swahili Example] ulimi wake ukageuka kipande cha chuma [Sul]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] change (of conditions or customs or practices)[Swahili Word] badiliko[Swahili Plural] mabadiliko[Part of Speech] noun[Note] Cf. '-badili / usually plural: mabadiliko / also: badilisho------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] change (of conditions or customs or practices)[Swahili Word] badilisho[Swahili Plural] mabadilisho[Part of Speech] noun[Note] Cf. '-badili / usually plural: mabadilisho / also: badiliko------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] change (of guard etc)[Swahili Word] zamu[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] change (small)[English Plural] change[Swahili Word] sarafu[Swahili Plural] sarafu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] Arabic[Related Words] -sarifu, masurufu[English Definition] coins of small denomination regarded collectively------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] change about (e.g. from one political party to another)[Swahili Word] -huni[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] mhuni, uhuni------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] change color[Swahili Word] -geuka rangi[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] -geuka------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] change direction[Swahili Word] -pindua[Part of Speech] verb[Class] inversive[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -pinda[English Example] change the direction of a ship[Swahili Example] pindua meli------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] change into[Swahili Word] -siri[Part of Speech] verb[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] change one's mind[Swahili Word] -ghairi[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] change one's mind[Swahili Word] -jipindua[Part of Speech] verb[Class] reflexive[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -pinda, -pindua[Swahili Definition] kugeuza au kubandilisha fikira zako------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] change one's mind[Swahili Word] -rajua[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] change one's residence[Swahili Word] -tama[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] change one's ways[Swahili Word] -ongoka nafsi[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] ongoa V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] change severely[Swahili Word] -badilibadili[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] -badili------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] change somewhat[Swahili Word] -geukageuka[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] geua v------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] drastic change[Swahili Word] pinduo[Swahili Plural] mapinduo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Word] pinda V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] go for a change of air[Swahili Word] -punga upepo[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] -punga------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] radical change[Swahili Word] mapinduzi[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] something which produces a change of direction[Swahili Word] pinduli[Swahili Plural] mapinduli[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Word] pinda V------------------------------------------------------------ -
14 destroy
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be destroyed[Swahili Word] -fisidika[Part of Speech] verb[Class] potential[Derived Word] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be destroyed[Swahili Word] -haribika[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] -haribu v------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be destroyed[Swahili Word] -hilikiwa[Part of Speech] verb[Class] passive[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -hiliki------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be destroyed[Swahili Word] -haribiwa[Part of Speech] verb[Class] passive------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] destroy[Swahili Word] harabu[Swahili Plural] harabu, maharabu; waharabu[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] haribu[Swahili Example] (proverb) nazi mbovu harabu ya nzima------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] destroy[Swahili Word] -aga[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] destroy[Swahili Word] -angamiza[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] angama V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] destroy[Swahili Word] -athiri[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] destroy[Swahili Word] -avya[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] (dialect)------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] destroy[Swahili Word] -bomoa[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] -bomolea, -bomoka, -bomosha, bomoko, mbomoshi[English Example] Oh! Aziza has come to destroy me![Swahili Example] Lo! Aziza kajua kunibomoa [Abd]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] destroy[Swahili Word] -chafua[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -chafu------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] destroy[Swahili Word] -ekua[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] destroy[Swahili Word] -fisidi[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] destroy[Swahili Word] -haribu[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] harabu, haribifu, uharibifu[Swahili Example] haribu mimba------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] destroy[Swahili Word] -hiliki[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Language] Arabic[Related Words] -hilikiwa[English Example] the Germans destroyed what could not be taken[Swahili Example] Wadachi wakahiliki wasipate pa kutoka (Shabaan Robert poem about Mkwawa)------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] destroy[Swahili Word] -hilikisha[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative[Derived Word] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] destroy[Swahili Word] -jengua[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] jengo, jenzi, mjengo, mjenzi, ujenzi[Swahili Example] sisi kazi yetu kujenga; sio kujengua------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] destroy[Swahili Word] -kumba[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] kikumbo N, mkumbizi N------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] destroy[Swahili Word] -la[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] chakula N------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] destroy[Swahili Word] -maliza[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] many people have fallen victim to the disease[Swahili Example] ugonjwa huu umewamaliza watu wengi------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] destroy[Swahili Word] -pofua[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] pofu[English Example] destroy the eyes.[Swahili Example] pofua macho------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] destroy[Swahili Word] -ponda[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] destroy[Swahili Word] -teketeza[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] teketea V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] destroy[Swahili Word] -tekua[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] destroy[Swahili Word] -tilifu[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] destroy[Swahili Word] -tofoa[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] pofua macho------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] destroy[Swahili Word] -tofua[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] pofua macho------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] destroy[Swahili Word] -tokomeza[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] destroy[Swahili Word] -towesha[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] destroy[Swahili Word] -ua[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] kiuaji, maulisho, mwuaji, uuaji------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] destroy[Swahili Word] -umbua[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] umba V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] destroy[Swahili Word] -viza[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -via[Related Words] -vizia------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] destroy[Swahili Word] -vunja[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] vunja nyumba------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] destroy[Swahili Word] -wekua[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] destroy[Swahili Word] -ziza[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] destroy for[Swahili Word] -bomolea[Part of Speech] verb[Class] applicative[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -bomoa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] destroy for someone[Swahili Word] -ulia[Part of Speech] verb[Class] applicative[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] ua------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] destroy the beauty of something[Swahili Word] -rembua[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] destroyed[Swahili Word] vunjifi[Part of Speech] adjective------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] one who destroys[Swahili Word] muumbuzi[Swahili Plural] wauumbuzi[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] umba V------------------------------------------------------------ -
15 evaluate
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] evaluate[Swahili Word] -kadiri[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] evaluate[Swahili Word] -kadirisha[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] kadiri V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] evaluate[Swahili Word] -thamini[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] evaluate[Swahili Word] tathmini[Part of Speech] verb[Class] transitive[Derived Word] tathmini (n) 9/10[English Example] They are starting to talk about the use before evaluating the source of salaries.[Swahili Example] Wanaanza kuzungumzia matumizi kabla ya kutathmini vyanzo vya mapato. HOTUBA YA RAIS WA JAMHURI YA MUUNGANO WA TANZANIA, MHESHIMIWA BENJAMIN WILLIAM MKAPA, KWA WANANCHI, 31 MEI 2004 (http://www.tanzania.go.tz/hotuba/hotuba/040531_wananchi.htm------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] evaluate (to charge someone)[Swahili Word] -wakifia[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------ -
16 genealogy
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] genealogy[English Plural] genealogies[Swahili Word] jadi[Swahili Plural] jadi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] Arabic[Related Words] nasaba, asili, ukoo, kabila[English Example] Brother Lupituko didn't know anything about the genealogy of the people of the village[Swahili Example] Ndugu Lupituko hakujua kabisa jadi za watu wa kijijini [Mun]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] genealogy[English Plural] genealogies[Swahili Word] mlango[Swahili Plural] milango[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Related Words] lango, kilango------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] genealogy[Swahili Word] nasaba[Swahili Plural] nasaba[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] genealogy[English Plural] genealogies[Swahili Word] mwango[Swahili Plural] miango[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] mlango[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] trace someone's genealogy[Swahili Word] -nasibu[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Language] Arabic[Related Words] nasaba------------------------------------------------------------ -
17 inform
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be informed[Swahili Word] -julishwa[Part of Speech] verb[Class] caus-pass[Swahili Example] naomba tujulishwe kiini cha tamasha letu [Muk]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] inform[Swahili Word] -alika[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] mwaliko, mwalishi------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] inform[Swahili Word] -ambia[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] inform[Swahili Word] -aridhia[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] inform[Swahili Word] -arifu[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] arifa N[Swahili Definition] kutoa taarifa; kueleza[Swahili Example] nakuarifu kwamba nina mchumba wangu [Mun]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] inform[Swahili Word] -fahamisha[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative[Derived Word] -fahamu v[Swahili Example] hilo lilitosha kumfahamisha Maksuudi, Biti Kocho alikuwa mtu wa namna gani [Moh]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] inform[Swahili Word] -hekimiza[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] hukumu, hekima------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] inform[Swahili Word] -hubiri[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] inform[Swahili Word] -hubiri[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] habari, mhubiri------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] inform[Swahili Word] -julisha[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -jua[English Example] his eyes... informed him that...[Swahili Example] macho yake [...] yalimjulisha kwamba... [Ng]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] inform[Swahili Word] -juvya[Part of Speech] verb[Terminology] poetic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] inform[Swahili Word] -komanza[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] inform[Swahili Word] -ripoti[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] eng------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] inform[Swahili Word] -arifisha[Part of Speech] verb[Class] appl-caus[Derived Word] arifu[Swahili Definition] kufahamisha[English Example] these were used to inform evil people in society[Swahili Example] zilitumika kuwaarifisha watu walio waovu katika jamii [An-nuur 276]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] inform promptly[Swahili Word] -ashiria[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] inform someone[Swahili Word] -taarifia[Part of Speech] verb[Class] applicative[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] taarifa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] informed well about a person[Swahili Word] dahili[Part of Speech] adverb------------------------------------------------------------ -
18 move
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be moved from a place[Swahili Word] -hamishwa[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] -hama v------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] Get a move on![Swahili Word] haya![Part of Speech] interjection[Derived Language] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] move[Swahili Word] hamio[Swahili Plural] mahamio[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Word] hama------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] move[Swahili Word] uhamisho[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] move[Swahili Word] -enda[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] a log can not move except by the help of rollers (proverb)[Swahili Example] gogo hauwendi ila kwa nyezo (methali)------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] move[Swahili Word] -gura[Part of Speech] verb[Dialect] dialectical------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] move[Swahili Word] -hajiri[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] mhajiri------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] move[Swahili Word] -hamisha[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] -hama v------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] move[Swahili Word] -jongea[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] move[Swahili Word] -saki[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] the car moved slowly in the mud[Swahili Example] Gari lilisaki polepole katika matope------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] move[Swahili Word] -songa[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] "move there, you Mau Mau" the soldier said sternly[Swahili Example] "Songa huko, Mau Mau we!" alisema askari kwa ukali [Ng]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] move[Swahili Word] -sukuma[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] move[Swahili Word] -tama[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] move[Swahili Word] -tingisha[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] tinga V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] move (closer or futher away)[Swahili Word] -songea[Part of Speech] verb[Class] applicative[Swahili Example] sogea mbali!------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] move (either of approaching or going away)[Swahili Word] -jongea[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] alijongea tena kwenye dirisha la duka [Muk]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] move (nearer or further away)[Swahili Word] -sogea[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] the soldier moved forward[Swahili Example] askari alisogea mbele [Ng], anasogea na kuvisemesha kwa mbali kidogo [Muhando:4]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] move (slowly or uncertainly)[Swahili Word] -sita[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] move (slowly or uncertainly)[Swahili Word] -sitasita[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] move (something) another place[Swahili Word] -hamishia[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] -hama v------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] move about[Swahili Word] -susurika[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] move along[Swahili Word] -jongea[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] move along[Swahili Word] -jongeza[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] -jongea V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] move along on the buttocks[Swahili Word] -sota[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] pale chini alibaki kusota kitango-malele [Moh]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] move along on the buttocks[Swahili Word] -sowera[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] pale chini alibaki kusota kitango-malele [Moh]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] move away[Swahili Word] -banduka[Part of Speech] verb[Class] potential------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] move back and forth[Swahili Word] -ning'inia[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] move back and forth[Swahili Word] -tikisa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] move back and forth[Swahili Word] -vinya[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] move back and forth[Swahili Word] -vinyavinya[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] move back and forth[Swahili Word] -yonga[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] move back and forth[Swahili Word] -yongayonga[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] move back and forth[Swahili Word] -yuga[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] move back and forth[Swahili Word] -yugayuga[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] move convulsively[Swahili Word] -paparika[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] move fast[Swahili Word] -chupia[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] move forward unsteadily[Swahili Word] -tambaa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] move from a place[Swahili Word] -hama[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] move from a vertical to a horizontal position[Swahili Word] -simua[Part of Speech] verb[Class] inversive------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] move hesitantly[Swahili Word] -sunza[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] grope one's way (in the dark)[Swahili Example] sunza mkono------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] move in a line or column[Swahili Word] chanjari[Part of Speech] adverb[Derived Word] Persian[Swahili Definition] fuatana kwa mstari------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] move in a line or column[Swahili Word] -sanjari[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] pers[English Example] the soldiers are moving in a column/line[Swahili Example] wanajeshi wanatembea sanjari------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] move near[Swahili Word] -jongelea[Part of Speech] verb[Class] applicative------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] move out furniture[Swahili Word] -pambua[Part of Speech] verb[Class] inversive[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -pamba------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] move quickly (esp. in water)[Swahili Word] -chupa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] move quickly back and forth[Swahili Word] -suka[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] masuko N------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] move restlessly[Swahili Word] -taataa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] move someone (closer or farther away)[Swahili Word] -sogeza[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] move to a place[Swahili Word] -hamia[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] -hama v------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] move toward a common goal[Swahili Word] -ongozana na[Part of Speech] verb[Class] reciprocal[Derived Word] ongoza V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] move uncertainly[Swahili Word] -sunza[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] one who makes things move[Swahili Word] mwendelezi[Swahili Plural] waendelezi[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] enda V------------------------------------------------------------ -
19 nervous
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be nervous[Swahili Word] -tisha[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be nervous[Swahili Word] -tukuta[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] make someone nervous[Swahili Word] -tukusha[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] nervous[Swahili Word] oga[Part of Speech] adjective------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] nervous[Swahili Word] tukutu[Part of Speech] adjective[Derived Word] tukusha V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] nervous[Swahili Word] tukutiko[Swahili Plural] matukutiko[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] nervous[Swahili Word] tukuto[Swahili Plural] matukuto[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] nervous person[English Plural] nervous people[Swahili Word] mchelea[Swahili Plural] wachelea[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1/2[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -cha[English Example] he who is nervous about the crying of a child will cry himself (proverb)[Swahili Example] mchelea mwana kulia hulia yeye (methali)------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] nervous person[English Plural] nervous people[Swahili Word] mtukutu[Swahili Plural] watukutu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1/2[Derived Word] tukuta, tukutu------------------------------------------------------------ -
20 resident
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] make someone a resident[Swahili Word] -kalisha[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -kaa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] resident[Swahili Word] mkaa[Swahili Plural] wakaa[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1/2[Derived Word] kaa V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] resident[English Plural] residents[Swahili Word] mkaaji[Swahili Plural] wakaaji[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1/2[Derived Word] kaa V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] resident[Swahili Word] mkaazi[Swahili Plural] wakaazi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1/2[Derived Word] kaa V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] resident[Swahili Word] mkazi[Swahili Plural] wakazi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1/2[Derived Word] kaa V[English Example] There are buses that provide service to the residents.[Swahili Example] Kuna mabasi kuwahudumia wakazi [Masomo 216]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] resident[English Plural] residents[Swahili Word] mwenyeji[Swahili Plural] wenyeji[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1/2[Derived Word] -enyewe adv[English Example] The <b>residents</b> told them a story about the history of their village.[Swahili Example] <b>Wenyeji</b> waliwaambia hadithi kuhusu historia ya kijiji chao.------------------------------------------------------------
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