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  • 1 fail

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    [English Word] fail
    [Swahili Word] -angamia
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [English Word] fail
    [Swahili Word] -feli
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Derived Word] Engl.
    [Swahili Example] Alifeli mtihani wake.
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    [English Word] fail
    [Swahili Word] -kosa
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [English Word] fail
    [Swahili Word] -shindwa
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Class] passive
    [English Example] Zacharia had failed to even build a reasonable house
    [Swahili Example] Zakaria alikuwa ameshindwa hata kujenga nyumba ya maana [Kez]
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    [English Word] fail
    [Swahili Word] -tindika
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [English Word] fail
    [Swahili Word] -tindika
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [English Word] fail (to do)
    [Swahili Word] -kasiri
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Derived Word] Arabic
    [Swahili Example] lakini Aziza hakukasiri, hapo hapo alikwenda mbio mpaka dirishani [Abd], na Mungu hakukasiri kakuleta wewe [Abd]
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    [English Word] fail an examination
    [Swahili Word] -shindwa na mtihani
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Related Words] mtihani
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    [English Word] fail to comply with (customs or laws)
    [Swahili Word] -taadi
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [English Word] fail to comply with (customs or laws)
    [Swahili Word] -tadi
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [English Word] fail to develop
    [Swahili Word] -via
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Related Words] -vilia, vilio, -viza, -vizia, mviziaji
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    [English Word] fail to do
    [Swahili Word] -acha
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [English Word] fail to do
    [Swahili Word] -ata
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Dialect] Kiamu
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    [English Word] fail to do
    [Swahili Word] -fanya kasoro
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Derived Word] Arabic
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    [English Word] fail to do something
    [Swahili Word] -sahau
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Derived Language] Arabic
    [Related Words] sahaulifu, msahau, usahaulifu
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    [English Word] fail to get
    [Swahili Word] -futu
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Derived Word] Arabic
    [Swahili Example] alitanabahi juu ya yale yaliyomfutu, na yaliyokuwa lazima yamfutu, ambayo kuyapata na kuyakosa, kwake yeye, kote kulikuwa mashaka [Sul]
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    [English Word] fail to get something which one has long desired
    [Swahili Word] -dodesha
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    English-Swahili dictionary > fail

  • 2 deficient

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    [English Word] be deficient
    [Swahili Word] -kosa
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [English Word] be deficient
    [Swahili Word] -palama
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [English Example] fail to get enough sleep
    [Swahili Example] parama usingizi
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    [English Word] be deficient
    [Swahili Word] -parama
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [English Example] fail to get enough sleep
    [Swahili Example] parama usingizi
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    [English Word] be deficient
    [Swahili Word] -tindikia
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Swahili Example] tindikia chakula
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    [English Word] be deficient (us. neg.)
    [Swahili Word] -kasiri
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Derived Word] Arabic
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    [English Word] be deficient (us. negative)
    [Swahili Word] -fanya kasoro
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Derived Word] Arabic
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    [English Word] deficient
    [Swahili Word] adimu
    [Part of Speech] adjective
    [Note] Cf. '-adimika
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    [English Word] deficient
    [Swahili Word] pungufu
    [Part of Speech] adjective
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    English-Swahili dictionary > deficient

  • 3 lacking

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    [English Word] be lacking
    [Swahili Word] -hitaji
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Derived Word] haja, mhitaji, uhitaji
    [Swahili Example] yahitaji
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    [English Word] be lacking
    [Swahili Word] -mahitaji
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Derived Word] haja
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    [English Word] be lacking
    [Swahili Word] -palama
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [English Example] fail to get enough sleep
    [Swahili Example] parama usingizi
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    [English Word] be lacking
    [Swahili Word] -parama
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [English Example] fail to get enough sleep
    [Swahili Example] parama usingizi
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    [English Word] be lacking
    [Swahili Word] -toa
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Swahili Example] kutofanya
    [Note] this is a rare form, which usually appears instead as the infinitive verb prefix "kuto-", meaning "to not"
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    [English Word] be lacking
    [Swahili Word] -toweka
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [English Word] be lacking
    [Swahili Word] -kosekana
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Class] associative
    [Derived Language] Swahili
    [Derived Word] -kosa
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    [English Word] lacking
    [Swahili Word] -tovu
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    English-Swahili dictionary > lacking

  • 4 advance

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    [English Word] advance
    [English Plural] advances
    [Swahili Word] kiendeleo
    [Swahili Plural] viendeleo
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 7/8
    [Derived Word] enda, endeleo
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    [English Word] advance
    [Swahili Word] uendeshaji
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Note] rare
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    [English Word] advance
    [Swahili Word] ukopaji
    [Part of Speech] noun
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    [English Word] advance
    [Swahili Word] ukopi
    [Swahili Plural] ukopi
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 14
    [Derived Word] kopa v
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    [English Word] advance
    [Swahili Word] -ongoza
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [English Example] give a good turn to a conversation.
    [Swahili Example] ongoza maneno
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    [English Word] advance
    [Swahili Word] -tangulia
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [English Word] advance (of money)
    [English Plural] advances
    [Swahili Word] kishika mkono
    [Swahili Plural] vishika mkono
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 7/8
    [Derived Language] Swahili
    [Derived Word] -shika, mkono
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    [English Word] advance guard
    [Swahili Word] doria
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Terminology] military
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    [English Word] fail to advance
    [Swahili Word] -zorota
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [English Example] Our country is <b>failing to advance</b> because our leaders don't care about their jobs.
    [Swahili Example] Nchi yetu ime<b>zorota</b> kwa sababu viongozi wetu hawajali kazi zao.
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    [English Word] salary advance
    [English Plural] salary advances
    [Swahili Word] karadha ya mishahara
    [Swahili Plural] karadha za mishahara
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10
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    [English Word] send in advance
    [Swahili Word] -kadamisha
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Derived Word] kadamu
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    English-Swahili dictionary > advance

  • 5 develop

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    [English Word] develop
    [Swahili Word] -auka
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Derived Word] (rare)
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    [English Word] develop
    [Swahili Word] -endelea
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Class] applicative
    [Derived Language] Swahili
    [Derived Word] -enda
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    [English Word] develop
    [Swahili Word] -endeleza
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Class] appl-caus
    [Derived Language] Swahili
    [Derived Word] -enda
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    [English Word] develop
    [Swahili Word] -kuza
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Derived Word] kua V
    [English Example] to respect and develop the culture
    [Swahili Example] kuheshimu na kukuza utamaduni [Masomo 256]
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    [English Word] develop
    [Swahili Word] -linganisha kuza
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Derived Word] linga V
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    [English Word] develop
    [Swahili Word] -ondokea
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Derived Word] ondoa V
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    [English Word] develop
    [Swahili Word] -ota
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [English Word] develop
    [Swahili Word] -sitawi
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [English Word] develop
    [Swahili Word] -stawisha
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Derived Word] stawi V
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    [English Word] develop (something)
    [Swahili Word] -sitawisha
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Class] causative
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    [English Word] develop film
    [Swahili Word] -safisha picha
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Class] causative
    [Terminology] photography
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    [English Word] develop fully
    [Swahili Word] -pevua
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [English Example] It is difficult to develop him/her fully so that (s)he can grow in line with custom
    [Swahili Example] ni muhali kuweza kumpevua ili aive kidesturi [Abd]
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    [English Word] develop quickly
    [Swahili Word] -vuvumka
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [English Word] develop well
    [Swahili Word] -vuvumka
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [English Word] fail to develop
    [Swahili Word] -zorota
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [English Example] Our country is <b>failing to develop</b> because our leaders don't care about their jobs.
    [Swahili Example] Nchi yetu ime<b>zorota</b> kwa sababu viongozi wetu hawajali kazi zao.
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    English-Swahili dictionary > develop

  • 6 husband

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    [English Word] husband
    [English Plural] husbands
    [Swahili Word] mume
    [Swahili Plural] waume
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 1/2
    [Related Words] ume
    [English Example] a husband of a mother is a father (proverb)
    [Swahili Example] mume wa mama ni baba (methali)
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    [English Word] husband
    [English Plural] husbands
    [Swahili Word] baba watoto
    [Swahili Plural] baba watoto
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10an
    [Swahili Definition] mume
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    [English Word] your husband
    [English Plural] your husbands
    [Swahili Word] mmeo
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 1/2
    [Derived Word] mume + wako
    [Swahili Definition] mume wako
    [English Example] you and your husband Joseph fled hastily, forgetting your bicycle
    [Swahili Example] wewe pamoja na mmeo Yosefu mlikimbia kwa haraka, mkasahau baiskeli [Kez]
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    [English Word] fail to find a husband at the proper age
    [Swahili Word] -china
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [English Word] not find a husband (fig.)
    [Swahili Word] -doda
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Swahili Example] sikwambii mengine ambayo yamekupa wewe udode na kukosa mangapi mazuri ya ulimwengu huu [Moh]
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    English-Swahili dictionary > husband

  • 7 show

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    [English Word] barely show through (open places in thick vegetation)
    [Swahili Word] -tindanga
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [English Word] cause to show
    [Swahili Word] -onya
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Derived Word] ona V
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    [English Word] fail to show up
    [Swahili Word] -china
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [English Word] permit to show
    [Swahili Word] -onya
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Derived Word] ona V
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    [English Word] show
    [English Plural] shows
    [Swahili Word] fahari
    [Swahili Plural] fahari
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10
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    [English Word] show
    [English Plural] shows
    [Swahili Word] lonyo
    [Part of Speech] noun
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    [English Word] show
    [Swahili Word] maonyesho
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 6
    [Derived Word] ona V
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    [English Word] show
    [English Plural] shows
    [Swahili Word] mkogo
    [Swahili Plural] mikogo
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 3/4
    [Derived Word] koga
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    [English Word] show
    [English Plural] shows
    [Swahili Word] sherehe
    [Swahili Plural] sherehe
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10
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    [English Word] show
    [English Plural] shows
    [Swahili Word] tamasha
    [Swahili Plural] tamasha
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10
    [Derived Word] Arabic
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    [English Word] show
    [English Plural] shows
    [Swahili Word] udibaji
    [Part of Speech] noun
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    [English Word] show
    [English Plural] shows
    [Swahili Word] uonyesho
    [Swahili Plural] maonyesho
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 5/6
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    [English Word] show
    [English Plural] shows
    [Swahili Word] wonyesho
    [Swahili Plural] maonyesho
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 5/6
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    [English Word] show
    [English Plural] show
    [Swahili Word] shoo
    [Swahili Plural] shoo
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10
    [Dialect] recent
    [Derived Word] Eng.
    [Swahili Definition] maonyesho
    [English Example] The show took place in the FM club hall.
    [Swahili Example] shoo ilifanyika katika ukumbi wa FM club (http://www.xplastaz.com/ Xplastaz)
    [Terminology] slang
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    [English Word] show
    [Swahili Word] -aini
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Note] Cf. aina
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    [English Word] show
    [Swahili Word] -baini
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [English Word] show
    [Swahili Word] -bayini
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [English Word] show
    [Swahili Word] -dhihirisha
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [English Word] show
    [Swahili Word] -ekeza
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [English Word] show
    [Swahili Word] -onesha
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Class] causative
    [Derived Word] ona V
    [English Example] the body is private, it is not good for a person to show his/her colleague
    [Swahili Example] mwili ni sitara, si vyema mtu kumwonesha mwenzake [Moh], huoneshi kama una furaha [Sul]
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    [English Word] show
    [Swahili Word] -onyesha
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Class] causative
    [Derived Word] ona V
    [English Example] You must show me that letter
    [Swahili Example] lazima unionyeshe barua hiyo [Kez]
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    [English Word] show
    [Swahili Word] -tembeza
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Class] causative
    [Derived Language] Swahili
    [Derived Word] -tembea
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    [English Word] show
    [Swahili Word] -toa
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [English Example] the teeth
    [Swahili Example] toa meno
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    [English Word] show clearly
    [Swahili Word] -bainisha
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Derived Word] baini
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    [English Word] show her/ him
    [Swahili Word] mwonyeshe
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Class] imperative
    [English Example] show her the path
    [Swahili Example] mwonyeshe njia
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    [English Word] show itself
    [Swahili Word] -jichora
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Class] reflexive
    [Swahili Example] hofu kubwa ilijichora usoni mwa msichana [Muk]
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    [English Word] show off
    [Swahili Word] mzofafa
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Swahili Example] enda mzofafa
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    [English Word] show off
    [Swahili Word] -gamba
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Swahili Example] Aligamba kwa nguo mpya.
    [Note] show off new clothes
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    [English Word] show off
    [Swahili Word] -jiona
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Class] reflexive
    [Swahili Example] kama alivyojiona yu mkubwa [Sul]
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    [English Word] show off
    [Swahili Word] -jivunia
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Class] reflexive
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    [English Word] show off
    [Swahili Word] -koga
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [English Word] show the way
    [Swahili Word] -elekeza
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Derived Word] -elea
    [Swahili Example] mwalimu Matata akawa akielekeza na kukosoa bila matani [Muk]
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    [English Word] show up
    [Swahili Word] -koleza
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Class] causative
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    [English Word] showiness
    [Swahili Word] mashabo
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 6
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    English-Swahili dictionary > show

  • 8 sleep

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    [English Word] cause to sleep soundly
    [Swahili Word] -nogeshea
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Class] applicative
    [Derived Word] noga
    [English Example] to cause Fadhili Magoma to sleep soundly
    [Swahili Example] kumnogeshea usingizi Fadhil Magoma [Muk]
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    [English Word] fail to get enough sleep
    [Swahili Word] -parama usingizi
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [English Word] get to sleep after a long time
    [Swahili Word] -dungua (usingizi)
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Swahili Example] kumfanya asiudungue usingizi usiku kucha [Moh]
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    [English Word] go to sleep
    [Swahili Word] -chapa usingizi
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Swahili Example] wenyewe wameniruhusu kuzichapa [barua hizi] [Ma]
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    [English Word] going to sleep (of the feet)
    [Swahili Word] kibibi
    [Swahili Plural] vibibi
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 7/8
    [Derived Language] Farsi
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    [English Word] not sleep
    [Swahili Word] -kesha
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Derived Word] kesho, mkesha
    [Swahili Example] nimekesha usiku kucha nikisoma
    [Note] l spent the whole night reading.
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    [English Word] place of sleeping
    [Swahili Word] uraro
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Note] rare
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    [English Word] put to sleep
    [Swahili Word] -sinzisha
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Class] causative
    [Derived Word] usingizi N
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    [English Word] sleep
    [English Plural] sleep
    [Swahili Word] ndoto
    [Swahili Plural] ndoto
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10
    [Derived Word] ota
    [Note] rare
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    [English Word] sleep
    [Swahili Word] ubwabwa wa mwana
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Swahili Example] binti yake katulia vizuri kitandani, akiufaidi ubwabwa wa mwana mtamu [Muk]
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    [English Word] sleep
    [Swahili Word] usingizi
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 11
    [Swahili Example] usingizi unamtoka mtoto [Muk]
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    [English Word] sleep
    [Swahili Word] -gona
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [English Word] sleep
    [Swahili Word] -lala
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Swahili Example] wasichana hawa walijifanya kulala [Kez]
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    [English Word] sleep
    [Swahili Word] -sinzia
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [English Example] grandfather <b>slept</b> in his chair
    [Swahili Example] babu ali<b>sinzia</b> kitini
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    [English Word] sleep like a log
    [Swahili Word] -lala fofofo
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Swahili Example] amelala fofofo [Muk]
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    [English Word] sleep very soundly
    [Swahili Word] kigogo
    [Part of Speech] adverb
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    [English Word] sleep very soundly
    [Swahili Word] -lala fofofo
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Swahili Example] Amelala fofofo.
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    [English Word] talk in one's sleep
    [Swahili Word] -ewedeka
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    English-Swahili dictionary > sleep

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