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1 toward
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be directed toward[Swahili Word] -rakibisha[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be directed toward[Swahili Word] -rekibisha[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] go toward (a place)[Swahili Word] -elekea[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] -elea[Swahili Definition] kwenda upande fulani [Masomo 141][English Example] The Portuguese thought it best to go to Malindi [Masomo 141][Swahili Example] Wareno waliona bora kuelekea Malindi [Masomo 141]------------------------------------------------------------ -
2 greeting
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] accept a greeting[Swahili Word] -pokea salamu[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] -pokea------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] accept a greeting[Swahili Word] -pokea saluti[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] greeting[English Plural] greetings[Swahili Word] amkio[Swahili Plural] maamkio[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Word] amka V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] greeting[Swahili Word] kuamikia[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 15[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -amkia------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] greeting[English Plural] greetings[Swahili Word] maamkio[Swahili Plural] maamkio[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 6/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] greeting[English Plural] greetings[Swahili Word] maamkizi[Swahili Plural] maamkizi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 6/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] greeting[English Plural] greetings[Swahili Word] salamu[Swahili Plural] salamu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] Arabic[Related Words] salama, -salimu, taslimu, usalama[English Example] after the greetings, the girl asked the teacher about 'that thing'[Swahili Example] msichana baada ya salamu akamwuliza mwalimu kuhusu 'kile kitu' [Muk]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] greeting[Swahili Word] -saluti[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] engl[English Example] take greetings[Swahili Example] pokea saluti.------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] greeting (response by elder or superior greeted with "shikamoo")[Swahili Word] marahaba[Part of Speech] interjection------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] greeting and conclusion (in letters)[Swahili Word] wasalam![Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] greeting used by young or lesser-status person toward older or higher-status person[Swahili Word] shikamoo[Part of Speech] phrase------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] greeting used by young or lesser-status person toward older or higher-status person[Swahili Word] shikamu[Part of Speech] phrase------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] greeting used by young or lesser-status person toward older or higher-status person[Swahili Word] shikamuu[Part of Speech] phrase[English Example] Shikamuu grandfather--the grandchildren greeted their grandfather[Swahili Example] Shikamuu Babu - wajukuu walimamkia babu yao------------------------------------------------------------ -
3 address
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] address[Swahili Word] andiko[Swahili Plural] maandiko[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] address[Swahili Word] anwani[Swahili Plural] awani[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Swahili Definition] maelezo ya mahali aishapo au mahali pa posta ambapo huenda kupata barua zake [Masomo, 73][English Example] address a letter[Swahili Example] andika address ya barua; anwani ya mwandikiwa huandikwa juu ya bahasha [Masomo, 73]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] address[Swahili Word] hotuba[Swahili Plural] hotuba[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] address[Swahili Word] hutuba[Part of Speech] noun[Dialect] recent[Derived Word] hutubu------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] address[Swahili Word] msemo[Swahili Plural] misemo[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] sema------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] address[Swahili Word] mwandiko[Swahili Plural] miandiko[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] andika V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] address[Swahili Word] usemi[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] address[Swahili Word] -hutubia[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] hatiba, hutuba------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] address[Swahili Word] -semea[Part of Speech] verb[Class] applicative[English Example] Sidi addressed him/her near the ear by mumbling.[Swahili Example] Idi alimsemea karibu na sikio kwa sauti ya kunong'ona [Sul], unanisemea mambo ya magari [Ma]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] address[Swahili Word] -tatua[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] to address the needs of the people of this area[Swahili Example] kutatua mahitaji ya watu wa eneo hili------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] address (said to women)[Swahili Word] dada[Swahili Plural] madada[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] give an address[Swahili Word] -hutubu[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] polite term of address toward an older person[English Plural] polite term of address toward older people[Swahili Word] mjomba[Swahili Plural] wajomba[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1/2------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] term of address used between brother and sister[Swahili Word] dumbu[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] term of address used between brother and sister[Swahili Word] umbu[Part of Speech] noun[Dialect] archaic------------------------------------------------------------ -
4 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------------------------------------------------------------ -
5 turn
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] a wife's turn for sleeping with her husband (in polygyny)[English Plural] wives' turns for sleeping with their husbands[Swahili Word] ngono[Swahili Plural] ngono[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -gona------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be turned[Swahili Word] -pindwa[Part of Speech] verb[Class] passive------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] by turns[Swahili Word] kipokee[Part of Speech] adverb[Derived Word] pokea V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] by turns[Swahili Word] kipokeo[Swahili Plural] vipokeo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Word] pokea V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] take turns[Swahili Word] -pokezana[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] take turns[Swahili Word] -pokezanya[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn[English Plural] turns[Swahili Word] duru[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn[English Plural] turns[Swahili Word] kizingo[Swahili Plural] vizingo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -zinga------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn[English Plural] turns[Swahili Word] mara[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn[English Plural] turns[Swahili Word] mazingazinga[Swahili Plural] mazingazinga[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 6/6[Derived Word] zinga V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn[English Plural] turns[Swahili Word] mazunguko[Swahili Plural] mazunguko[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 6/6[Derived Word] zungua V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn[English Plural] turns[Swahili Word] mzunguko[Swahili Plural] mizunguko[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -zunguka[Related Words] -zungua------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn[English Plural] turns[Swahili Word] pindi[Swahili Plural] pindi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -pinda------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn[English Plural] turns[Swahili Word] safari[Swahili Plural] safari[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn[English Plural] turns[Swahili Word] zingo[Swahili Plural] mazingo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Word] zinga V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn[English Plural] turns[Swahili Word] zamu[Swahili Plural] zamu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[English Example] laugh, for be not in doubt, your turn will come[Swahili Example] cheka usiwe na shaka, itakuja zamu yako [Shaaban Robert, <i>Cheka kwa Furaha</i>]; hii ilikuwa zamu yake kuutambua ukweli [Muk]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn[Swahili Word] -betabeta[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn[Swahili Word] -fingirika[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn[Swahili Word] -furukuta[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn[Swahili Word] -gaga[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn[Swahili Word] -geuka[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] geua v[Swahili Example] yule kijana aligeuka tena kumtazama Subira [Sul]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn[Swahili Word] -geuza[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] geua v------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn[Swahili Word] -gueza[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] mwalimu Matata akiingiza ufunguo mlangoni na kuugeuza [Muk], kwa muda mrefu alijigeuza huku na huku kujitazama [Sul]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn[Swahili Word] -kata mkono[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] he flew on his bicycle and turned left[Swahili Example] akarukia baiskeli na kuikata mkono wa kushoto [Ya]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn[Swahili Word] -vingirika[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn[Swahili Word] -zinga[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn (on a lathe)[Swahili Word] -gesa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn (on a lathe)[Swahili Word] -kereza[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] kerezo, mkereza------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn (sudden)[English Plural] turns[Swahili Word] pindu[Swahili Plural] mapindu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Word] pinda V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn (the head scornfully)[Swahili Word] -deua[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn a new leaf[Swahili Word] -ongoka nafsi[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] ongoa V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn around (of a person)[Swahili Word] -jipindua[Part of Speech] verb[Class] reflexive[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -pinda, -pindua------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn aside[Swahili Word] -kengeua[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] ukengefu[Swahili Example] kengeua njia[Note] depart from/turn off a path/road.------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn bad (of perishable goods)[Swahili Word] -doda[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn down[Swahili Word] -katalia[Part of Speech] verb[Class] applicative[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -kataa[English Example] I have turned him down[Swahili Example] nimemkatalia------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn from the right way[Swahili Word] -kengeua[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn inside out[Swahili Word] -fidua[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn inside out[Swahili Word] -fudua[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn into[Swahili Word] -siri[Part of Speech] verb[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn off[Swahili Word] -funga[Part of Speech] verb[Terminology] electricity------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn off[Swahili Word] -kengeua[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] ukengefu[Swahili Example] kengeua njia[Note] depart from/turn off a path/road.------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn off[Swahili Word] -zima[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] -zimia, -zimika, -zimisha, -zimua, -zimwa[English Example] when you leave, turn off the light[Swahili Example] ukiondoka, zima taa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn on (an electric light)[Swahili Word] -washa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn one's back[Swahili Word] -pa kisogo[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] -pa, kisogoni, kogo[Swahili Definition] tendo, namna au hali ya kusongwa au kusonga[English Example] she moved away two paces and turned her back on him[Swahili Example] aliondoka hatua mbili na kumpa kisogo [Sul]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn out[Swahili Word] -ja[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] jio, kijakazi, kijio, kinjia, mja, mjakazi, mjio, njia, ujaji, ujia, ujio[English Example] it will turn out that I have to go on a trip[Swahili Example] nitakuja kusafiri [Rec]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn over[Swahili Word] -petua[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn over[Swahili Word] -sinua[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn over[Swahili Word] -stakabadhi[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn over[Swahili Word] -viringisha[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative[Derived Word] viringa V[Swahili Example] kila mmoja anayaviringisha maneno ya Diana akilini mwake------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn over (the pages)[Swahili Word] -pambua[Part of Speech] verb[Class] inversive[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -pamba[English Example] the girl's lined fingers are turning over the pages of that newspaper[Swahili Example] vidole laini vya msichana vinazipambua kurasa za jarida lile [Muk]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn restlessly[Swahili Word] -gaagaa[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] mgaagaa[English Example] she was moaning and turning restlessly in her bed[Swahili Example] alikuwa akipiga kite na kugaragara juu ya kitanda chake [Moh]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn round[Swahili Word] -geuza[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] geua v------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn round and round[Swahili Word] -zungusha[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn something[Swahili Word] -fingirisha[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn the back[Swahili Word] -pa mgongo[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn the face[Swahili Word] -pa uso[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn toward[Swahili Word] -pindulia[Part of Speech] verb[Class] appl-inver[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -pinda, -pindua------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn up[Swahili Word] -ogelea[Part of Speech] verb[Class] applicative[Derived Word] oga V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn up[Swahili Word] -peta[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] tuck up a garment.[Swahili Example] peta nguo------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn up (clothing to protect it from dirt or damp)[Swahili Word] -pania[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] turn up the pants (turn up the trouser legs)[Swahili Example] pania suruali------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn up (skirt or trousers to keep them clean)[Swahili Word] -sega[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] turn up clothes[Swahili Example] saga nguo.------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn up the ground preparatory to planting[Swahili Word] -buruga[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn upside down[Swahili Word] -petua[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn upside down[Swahili Word] -pindua[Part of Speech] verb[Class] inversive[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -pinda[English Example] turn the page of a book[Swahili Example] pindua ukurasa wa kitabu------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] turn upside-down[Swahili Word] -pituka[Part of Speech] verb[Class] potential[English Example] Mrs Tamima and her family turned the houses upside-down[Swahili Example] Bi Tamima na umati wake walipita na kupituka vyumba [Moh]------------------------------------------------------------ -
6 grow
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cause to grow[Swahili Word] -otesha[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] -ota V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cause to grow[Swahili Word] -sitawisha[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cause to grow[Swahili Word] -kithiri[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Language] Arabic[Related Words] -kithiria------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] grow[Swahili Word] -chipua[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] jipu lililochipua kifuani pake [Moh]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] grow[Swahili Word] -endelea[Part of Speech] verb[Class] applicative[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -enda------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] grow[Swahili Word] -kithiri[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Language] Arabic[Related Words] -kithiria[English Example] the familiarity between the teacher and the student grew[Swahili Example] mazoea kati ya mwalimu na mwanafunzi yalikithiri [Muk]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] grow[Swahili Word] -kuwa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] grow[Swahili Word] -mea[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] palikuwa na magofu [...] yaliyomea magugu [Sul]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] grow[Swahili Word] -meka[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] grow[Swahili Word] -ondokea[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] grow[Swahili Word] -ongea[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] grow[Swahili Word] -ongeza[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] grow[Swahili Word] -panda[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] pandikizo, mpanda, mpando, upandaji------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] grow[Swahili Word] -sitawi[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] grow[Swahili Word] -zidi[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] grow (of plants or hair etc)[Swahili Word] -ota[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] grow (something)[Swahili Word] -sitawisha[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] grow fast[Swahili Word] -vuvumka[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] grow for[Swahili Word] -otea[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] -ota V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] grow toward[Swahili Word] -kithiria[Part of Speech] verb[Class] applicative[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -kithiri------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] grow up[Swahili Word] -kua[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] hicho kitoto kikakua, kama mgomba, mnazi unakawia [Moh]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] grow up[Swahili Word] -kuwa[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] Her instructor teaches her a great deal as she grows up[Swahili Example] somo yake anamfunza mengi wakati wa kukuwa msichana anayefikia hali ya kuwa mtu mzima [Masomo 126]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] grow well (of plants), thrive[Swahili Word] -wanda[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] make grow[Swahili Word] -kuza[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] kua V------------------------------------------------------------ -
7 run
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be run[Swahili Word] -kimbiwa[Part of Speech] verb[Class] passive[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -kimbia[English Example] the marathon was run by thousands of people[Swahili Example] marathon ilikimbiwa na maelfu ya watu------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] run[Swahili Word] masafa[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 6[Derived Word] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] run[English Plural] runs[Swahili Word] mkondo[Swahili Plural] mikondo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] run[Swahili Word] -chiririka[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] run[Swahili Word] -churura[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] run[Swahili Word] -kimbia[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Definition] kusafiri kwa miguu kwa haraka[English Example] I <b>ran</b> to class because I was late[Swahili Example] nili<b>kimbia</b> kufika darasani kwa sababu nilichelewa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] run[Swahili Word] -piga mbio[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] run[Swahili Word] -piga mbio[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] run[Swahili Word] -timka[Part of Speech] verb[Class] potential[Swahili Example] Biti Kocho hakujua vipi, alitimka, akaenda kusimama mbele ya Tamima [Moh], alivundumka, akafutuka, akatimka [Moh]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] run[Swahili Word] -enda mbio[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] -enda------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] run (a candidate for election)[Swahili Word] -simamisha[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] run (of animals)[Swahili Word] -timuka[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] simba alipolikaribia lile kundi ng'ombe wote walitimka.------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] run (of animals)[Swahili Word] -titimka[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] run across (someone or something)[Swahili Word] -kuta[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] -kusanya, -kutana, kutano, kikuti, mkutano, mkuto------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] run after someone[Swahili Word] -kimbilia[Part of Speech] verb[Class] applicative[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -kimbia------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] run away[Swahili Word] -bumburuka[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] run away[Swahili Word] -churupuka[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] run away[Swahili Word] -kimbia[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] the tourists will <b>run away</b> when they see the lion[Swahili Example] watalii wata<b>kimbia</b> watakapomwona simba------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] run away[Swahili Word] -toroka[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] run away (from fear)[Swahili Word] -tapia[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] run down[Swahili Word] -chururika[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] damu ilikuwa ikimchururika [Moh]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] run down[Swahili Word] -kebehi[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] run errands[Swahili Word] -hemea[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] run fast[Swahili Word] -chapua[Part of Speech] verb[Class] inversive[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] chapa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] run for office[Swahili Word] -gombea uchaguzi[Part of Speech] verb[Class] applicative[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] gomba[Related Words] uchaguzi[Terminology] political------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] run for office of[Swahili Word] -wania[Part of Speech] verb[Class] transitive[Swahili Definition] kujaribu kuingia madarakani[English Example] several scholars have readied themselves to run for parliament[Swahili Example] wasomi kadhaa wamejiandaa kuwania ubunge (Majira 8 Okt 2004)[Terminology] political------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] run into[Swahili Word] -pambana[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] run out[Swahili Word] -tindika[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] run over[Swahili Word] -konga[Part of Speech] verb[Dialect] Kitanga[English Example] then again, if I'm riding my bicycle, and I run over a chicken, you see I can't hide myself, since everyone will know that it was I that ran over the chicken[Swahili Example] ao tu uko natembeya na kinga yako una konga kuku, una ona tu asema abasta kufisha batakufamu tu asema ni fulani ana konga kuku [ http://www2.fmg.uva.nl/lpca/aps/vol6/mufwankoloentretiensketch.html Mufwankolo]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] run over (of liquids)[Swahili Word] -foka[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] run quickly[Swahili Word] -kimbia mbio[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] run quickly back and forth[Swahili Word] -chacharika[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] run quickly back and forth[Swahili Word] -chachatika[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] run toward[Swahili Word] -kimbilia[Part of Speech] verb[Class] applicative[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -kimbia[English Example] during the war, many Rwandans ran to Tanzania[Swahili Example] wakati wa vita, Wanyrwanda wengi walikimbilia Tanzania------------------------------------------------------------ -
8 head
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] head[English Plural] heads[Swahili Word] kichwa[Swahili Plural] vichwa[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Terminology] anatomy------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] on the head[Swahili Word] kichwani[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 16/17/18[English Example] mama carried the load on her head[Swahili Example] mama alibeba mzigo kichwani------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] back of the head[English Plural] backs of heads[Swahili Word] kisogo[Swahili Plural] visogo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Related Words] kisogoni, kogo[English Example] whoever turns the back of his head to you is not your friend (proverb)[Swahili Example] akupaye kisogo si mwenzio (methali)[Terminology] anatomy------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] back of head[Swahili Word] kogo[Swahili Plural] kogo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] head[English Plural] heads[Swahili Word] mkuu[Swahili Plural] wakuu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1/2[Related Words] kuu[English Example] that woman has been chosen to be the head of the committee[Swahili Example] yule mama amechaguliwa kuwa mkuu wa kamati------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] head of state[English Plural] heads of state[Swahili Word] mkuu wa serikali[Swahili Plural] wakuu wa serikali[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1/2[Terminology] political------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] head of state[English Plural] heads of state[Swahili Word] mkuu wa dola[Swahili Plural] wakuu wa dola[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1/2[Terminology] political------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] head (esp.of a caravan or an expendition)[Swahili Word] mnyampara[Swahili Plural] wanyapara[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] head (esp.of a caravan or an expendition)[Swahili Word] mnyapara[Swahili Plural] wanyapara[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] head[English Plural] heads[Swahili Word] ras[Swahili Plural] ras[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] head[English Plural] heads[Swahili Word] rasi[Swahili Plural] rasi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] head[Swahili Word] -kuu[Part of Speech] adjective------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] head (of arrow or spear or harpoon)[English Plural] heads[Swahili Word] chembe[Swahili Plural] vyembe[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Related Words] jembe, kijembe------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] head over heels[Swahili Word] kichwa kichwa[Part of Speech] adverb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] head over heels[Swahili Word] kipindupindu[Part of Speech] adverb[Derived Word] pinda, pindu V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] head up[Swahili Word] imaima[Part of Speech] adverb[Derived Word] wima N------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] head up[Swahili Word] kiwimawima[Part of Speech] adverb[Derived Word] wima N------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be headed toward[Swahili Word] -rekibisha[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be headed toward[Swahili Word] -rakibisha[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cause someone to lose his head[Swahili Word] -rusha akili[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] have one's head in the clouds[Swahili Word] -pigwa na bumbuazi[Part of Speech] phrase[Swahili Example] mara nyingi alipigwa na bumbuwazi alipokuwa akiota ndoto za mchana [Moh]------------------------------------------------------------ -
9 understand
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be understood[Swahili Word] -fahamika[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] -fahamu v------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] make someone understand[Swahili Word] -sikiza[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] understand[Swahili Word] maizi[Part of Speech] noun[Swahili Example] understand------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] understand[Swahili Word] -atikali[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] (rare)------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] understand[Swahili Word] -elekea[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] understand[Swahili Word] -elewa[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] -elea------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] understand[Swahili Word] -fafanua[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] understand[Swahili Word] -fahamu[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] If she <b>understand</b>s the question, she will answer it.[Swahili Example] Aki<b>fahamu</b> swali, atalijibu.------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] understand[Swahili Word] -jua[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] juvi, kijuvi, mjuvi, mjuzi, ujuvi, ujuzi------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] understand[Swahili Word] -komanya[Part of Speech] verb[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] understand[Swahili Word] -maizi[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Language] Arabic[English Example] he couldn't understand what it was in particular that was being headed toward[Swahili Example] hakuweza kumaizi nini hasa lililokuwa likielekewa [Muk]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] understand[Swahili Word] -nabihi[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] understand[Swahili Word] -sikia[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] I understand well[Swahili Example] Nasikia vema------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] understand[Swahili Word] -tambua[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] understand[Swahili Word] -tanabahi[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] Arabic[English Example] as (s)he thought well, (s)he understood that it was not to be ran away from[Swahili Example] alipofikiri vyema, alitanabahi kuwa hakikuwapo cha kutorokwa [Sul]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] understand (each other)[Swahili Word] -elewana[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] the state of misunderstanding that had developed between the two parliaments of Kyrgyzstan began to improve four days after the opposition took over the government[Swahili Example] hali ya kutoelewana iliyojitokeza kati ya mabunge mawili nchini Kyrgyzstan... imeanza kupungua siku nne baada ya upinzani kuchukua madaraka [ http://www.bbc.co.uk/swahili/news/story/2004/06/000000_dirayadunia.shtml BBC]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] understand each other[Swahili Word] -fahamiana[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] -fahamu v[Swahili Definition] mtu kumfahamu mtu mwingine [Masomo 232]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] understand each other[Swahili Word] -sikilizana[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] understand each other's languages[Swahili Word] -sikizana[Part of Speech] verb[Class] assoc-caus------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] understand mutually[English Plural] This lack of mutual understanding blocked our efforts to fight for justice [Kenyatta, Masomo 115][Swahili Word] -fahamikiana[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] -fahamu v[Swahili Definition] kukosa kufahamika [Kenyatta, Masomo 115][Swahili Example] Kutofahamikiana huku kulizuilia jitahadi zetu za kupigania haki [Kenyatta, Masomo 115]------------------------------------------------------------ -
10 diminish
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] diminish[Swahili Word] -hafifisha[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] diminish[Swahili Word] -punga[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] the heat of the sun is diminishing (toward sunset).[Swahili Example] jua limepunga------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] diminish[Swahili Word] -punga[Part of Speech] verb[Class] converse[English Example] What did (s)he diminish[Swahili Example] yeye kapungua nini? [Sul]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] diminish[Swahili Word] -pungua[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] diminish[Swahili Word] -punguka[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] (s)he diminshed the brain because of smoking opium[Swahili Example] Yeye alipunguka akili kwa kuvuta bangi------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] diminish[Swahili Word] -punguza[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative[English Example] diminish the stomach[Swahili Example] punguza tumbo------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] diminish[Swahili Word] -sakiti[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] diminish[Swahili Word] -vunja[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------ -
11 directed
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be directed toward[Swahili Word] -elekea[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be directed toward[Swahili Word] -kabili[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] kabla, kibla, mkabala[Swahili Example] kabili uso kwa uso; naut. kuikabili bahari ile------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] one who is directed to something[Swahili Word] mwongofu[Swahili Plural] waongofu[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] ongoa[English Example] convert.[Swahili Example] mwongofu wa dini------------------------------------------------------------ -
12 decrease
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] decrease[English Plural] decreases[Swahili Word] kipunguo[Swahili Plural] vipunguo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -punga------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] decrease[English Plural] decreases[Swahili Word] mbanduko[Swahili Plural] mibanduko[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Derived Word] banduka V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] decrease[English Plural] decreases[Swahili Word] punguo[Swahili Plural] mapunguo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Word] punga V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] decrease[English Plural] decreases[Swahili Word] upunguaji[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] decrease[English Plural] decreases[Swahili Word] upungufu[Swahili Plural] mapungufu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 11/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] decrease[English Plural] decreases[Swahili Word] upunguo[Swahili Plural] mapunguo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 11/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] decrease[Swahili Word] -hafifisha[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] decrease[Swahili Word] -punga[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] the heat of the sun is decreasing (toward sunset).[Swahili Example] jua limepunga------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] decrease[Swahili Word] -punga[Part of Speech] verb[Class] converse------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] decrease[Swahili Word] -pungua[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] decrease[Swahili Word] -punguza[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] Nowadays (s)he has decreased the body[Swahili Example] Siku hizi amepunguza mwili------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] decrease[Swahili Word] -tilifika[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------ -
13 prayer
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] begin prayer (in a mosque)[Swahili Word] -kimu[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] Isl.------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] burial prayer[Swahili Word] talakim[Swahili Plural] talakim[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Terminology] Islamic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] call to prayer[Swahili Word] -adhini[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] The muezzin calls to prayer[Swahili Example] Mwadhini anaadhini[Terminology] Islamic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] call to prayer[Swahili Word] -adhana[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] The muezzin calls to prayer[Swahili Example] Mwadhini anaadhana[Terminology] Islamic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] congregational prayer service[English Plural] congregational prayer services[Swahili Word] swala[Swahili Plural] maswala[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Language] Arabic[Related Words] sali[Terminology] Christian / religious------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] direction of prayer (toward Mecca)[Swahili Word] kibla[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9[Derived Language] Arabic[Related Words] -kabili------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] evening prayer (6:30 - 8:30)[Swahili Word] esha[Part of Speech] noun[Terminology] Islamic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] evening prayer (6:30 - 8:30)[Swahili Word] Isha[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] (Islamic)[Terminology] Islamic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] gather for prayer[Swahili Word] -tabaruki[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] gather for prayer[Swahili Word] -tabaruku[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] Islamic prayer (in distress or illness etc.)[Swahili Word] burda[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] Islamic prayer (in distress or illness etc.)[Swahili Word] buruda[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] Islamic prayer (in distress or illness etc.)[Swahili Word] burudai[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] long prayer said at post-sunset hour in Ramadhan[Swahili Word] tarawehi[Swahili Plural] tarawehi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] power of efficacious prayer[Swahili Word] buruhahi[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] prayer[Swahili Word] dua[Swahili Plural] dua[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[English Example] pray[Swahili Example] omba dua------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] prayer[Swahili Word] sala[Swahili Plural] sala[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[English Example] Lord's prayer[Swahili Example] sala ya Bwana.------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] prayer[English Plural] prayers[Swahili Word] swala[Swahili Plural] swala[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] Arabic[Related Words] sali------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] prayer (at 4 AM)[Swahili Word] alfajiri[Swahili Plural] alfajiri[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Word] (Islamic)------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] prayer (between 3 and 5 o'clock)[English Plural] prayers[Swahili Word] alasiri[Swahili Plural] alasiri[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Terminology] Islamic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] prayer for rain (Muslim)[Swahili Word] istiska[Swahili Plural] istiska[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] prayer of the period between sunrise and noon.[Swahili Word] dhuha[Part of Speech] noun[Terminology] Islamic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] prayer rosary[English Plural] prayer rosaries[Swahili Word] sala tasbihi[Swahili Plural] sala tasbihi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] time of prayer[Swahili Word] dohori[Part of Speech] noun[Terminology] Islamic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] time of second prayers[Swahili Word] sala ya adhuhuri[Swahili Plural] adhuhuri[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Terminology] Islamic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] time of second prayers[Swahili Word] adhuuri[Swahili Plural] adhuuri[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Terminology] Islamic------------------------------------------------------------ -
14 protrude
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] protrude[Swahili Word] -benua[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] -benulia, -benusha, mbenuko, mbinu------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] protrude[Swahili Word] -benuka[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] protrude[Swahili Word] -jitokeza[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] -toka v------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] protrude[Swahili Word] -ondokea[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] ondoa V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] protrude toward[Swahili Word] -benulia[Part of Speech] verb[Class] applicative[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -benua------------------------------------------------------------ -
15 incline
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be inclined toward[Swahili Word] -elekea[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] incline[Swahili Word] -betua[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] -beta------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] incline to[Swahili Word] -taka[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] incline towards[Swahili Word] -inamia[Part of Speech] verb[Class] applicative------------------------------------------------------------ -
16 sympathize
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] show sympathy toward someone[Swahili Word] -hurumia[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] huruma------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] sympathize[Swahili Word] -onea huruma[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] others sympathized with him/her[Swahili Example] wengine walimwonea huruma [Kez]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] sympathize (with)[Swahili Word] -onea huruma[Part of Speech] phrase[English Example] Others sympathized with him/her[Swahili Example] wengine walimwonea huruma [Kez]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] sympathize with[Swahili Word] -sikitikia[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------ -
17 contribution
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] contribution[English Plural] contributions[Swahili Word] ada[Swahili Plural] maada[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] contribution[English Plural] contributions[Swahili Word] chango[Swahili Plural] chango[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] changa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] contribution[English Plural] contributions[Swahili Word] mchango[Swahili Plural] michango[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] changa[English Example] Matata made a major contribution toward making him a trusted athlete[Swahili Example] Matata alikuwa ametoa mchango mkubwa katika kumfanya mwanariadha wa kutumainiwa [Muk]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] make a contribution[Swahili Word] -changia[Part of Speech] verb[Class] applicative------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] request contributions[Swahili Word] -changisha[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -changa------------------------------------------------------------ -
18 where
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] where[Swahili Word] ambapo[Part of Speech] pronoun[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] amba, po[English Example] there are countries here in Africa where even citizens of those countries put their trust, and their resources, outside of those countries[Swahili Example] zipo nchi hapa barani Afrika ambapo hata raia wa nchi hizo wanaweka amana zao, na rasilimali zao, nje ya nchi hizo (http://www.tanzania.go.tz/hotuba/hotuba/050131_wananchi.htm Mkapa 30/1/2005)[Note] class 16------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] where[Swahili Word] ambako[Part of Speech] pronoun[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] amba, ko[English Example] we went toward the sports where we met a crowd of people waiting[Swahili Example] tulikwenda hadi uwanja wa michezo ambako tulikuta umati wa watu ukisubiri (http://www.ccmtz.org/magazeti/yaliokikwete2510.htm CCM)[Note] class 17------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] where[Swahili Word] -po[Part of Speech] verb relative[Related Words] ambapo[English Example] the airport where we arrived[Swahili Example] uwanja wa ndege tulipofika[Note] class 16------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] where[Swahili Word] -ko[Part of Speech] verb relative[Related Words] ambako[English Example] the country where he came from[Swahili Example] nchi alikotokea[Note] class 17------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] where (inside)[Swahili Word] ambamo[Part of Speech] pronoun[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] amba, ko[English Example] in the pocket where he put his money[Swahili Example] mfukoni ambamo aliweka hela yake[Note] class 18------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] where ?[Swahili Word] upi?[Part of Speech] pronoun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] where there are[Swahili Word] panapo[Part of Speech] adjective------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] where there is[Swahili Word] panapo[Part of Speech] adjective------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] where there is (use with a following obj)[Swahili Word] penye[Part of Speech] adjective[English Example] Where there is will, there is a way[Swahili Example] penye nia kuna njia------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] where there is...[Swahili Word] palipo[Part of Speech] noun[English Example] highland.[Swahili Example] palipoinuka------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] where?[Swahili Word] -pi?[Part of Speech] interrogative[English Definition] to what place?[English Example] where are you going?[Swahili Example] unakwendapi?------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] where?[Swahili Word] wapi[Part of Speech] interrogative[English Example] where is the book?[Swahili Example] kitabu kiko wapi?------------------------------------------------------------ -
19 rack
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] rack[English Plural] racks[Swahili Word] susu[Swahili Plural] susu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[English Example] she drove the chickens away toward their racks [where they roost][Swahili Example] akawafurusha kuku mpaka kwenye masusu yao------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] rack one's brains (over something)[Swahili Word] -koroweza[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] makorowezo N------------------------------------------------------------ -
20 well-disposed
[English Word] be well-disposed toward someone[Swahili Word] -chunuka[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------
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