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------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be troubled[Swahili Word] -chafuka[Part of Speech] verb[Class] stative[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -chafu, -chafua[English Example] her mind was troubled after that quarrel[Swahili Example] akili yake [...] ilikuwa imechafuka baada ya ugomvi ule [Sul]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be troubled[Swahili Word] -fadhaika[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] fadhaa v------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be troubled[Swahili Word] -hangaika[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] utakuwa na maisha ya raha wakati wanawake wengine wanahangaika [Ng]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be troubled[Swahili Word] -paparika[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be troubled[Swahili Word] -sumbuka[Part of Speech] verb[Class] intransitive[Derived Word] sumbua V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be troubled[Swahili Word] -sumbuliwa[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] sumbua V[English Example] she used to be troubled and mistreated by her husband for a mistake that was not hers[Swahili Example] alikuwa akisumbuliwa na kuteswa na mumewe kwa kosa lisilo lake [Kez]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cause someone trouble[Swahili Word] -sukasuka[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cause trouble[Swahili Word] -fitini[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cause trouble (to one's parents)[Swahili Word] -chimba[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cause trouble (to one's parents)[Swahili Word] -chimbuza[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] get into trouble[Swahili Word] -topea[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] get one's self into trouble[Swahili Word] -jipalia makaa[Part of Speech] verb[Class] reflexive------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] get oneself into troubles[Swahili Word] -jipalia mkaa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] get out of trouble[Swahili Word] -vua[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] go to trouble[Swahili Word] -takalifu[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] in trouble[Swahili Word] taabani[Part of Speech] adjective[Derived Word] taabu N------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] make trouble[Swahili Word] -fanya fitina[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] make trouble[Swahili Word] -leta fitina[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] make trouble[Swahili Word] -tia fitina[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] make trouble[Swahili Word] -fanya fitna[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] make trouble[Swahili Word] -leta fitna[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] make trouble[Swahili Word] -tia fitna[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] make trouble for someone[Swahili Word] -fitinia[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] meet with trouble[Swahili Word] -la mumbi[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] idiomatic[Swahili Example] akajua ataula mumbi [Moh]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] one who causes trouble[Swahili Word] mtesa[Swahili Plural] watesa[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] tesa V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] one who causes trouble[Swahili Word] mtesaji[Swahili Plural] watesaji[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] tesa V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] one who causes trouble[Swahili Word] mtesi[Swahili Plural] watesi[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] tesa V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stir up trouble[Swahili Word] -tesanya[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] take the trouble[Swahili Word] -jitaabisha[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] lakini anajitaabisha bure, katu hangekubali [Sul]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] tendency to cause trouble[Swahili Word] kisirani[Swahili Plural] visirani[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Language] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] trouble[English Plural] troubles[Swahili Word] adha[Swahili Plural] adha[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Word] Arabic[English Example] today there is wholeness and health, tomorrow trouble and disorder[Swahili Example] leo kuna uzima na afya, kesho adha na tafrani [Muk]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] trouble[English Plural] troubles[Swahili Word] balaa[Swahili Plural] balaa[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Swahili Example] tafuta mtu mwingine akusaidie balaa lako [Sul]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] trouble[Swahili Word] beluwa[Part of Speech] noun[Note] [Ind., Pers?]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] trouble[Swahili Word] chokochoko[Swahili Plural] chokochoko[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] trouble[English Plural] troubles[Swahili Word] dhiki[Swahili Plural] dhiki[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] Arabic[Related Words] udhiki------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] trouble[Swahili Word] ghasia[Swahili Plural] ghasia[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Word] ghasi v------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] trouble[English Plural] troubles[Swahili Word] jambo[Swahili Plural] mambo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] trouble[English Plural] troubles[Swahili Word] janga[Swahili Plural] majanga[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Related Words] mjango------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] trouble[Swahili Word] kayaya[Swahili Plural] kayaya[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] trouble[Swahili Word] kayaya[Part of Speech] noun[Swahili Example] (=matata)[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] trouble[Swahili Word] kero[Swahili Plural] kero[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Word] kera V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] trouble[English Plural] troubles[Swahili Word] kibuhuti[Swahili Plural] vibuhuti[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Language] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] trouble[English Plural] troubles[Swahili Word] kitimbi[Swahili Plural] vitimbi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Related Words] chimvi------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] trouble[Swahili Word] mashaka[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] shaka------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] trouble[Swahili Word] matata[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 6[Derived Word] tata N------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] trouble[Swahili Word] matata[Swahili Plural] matata[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] tata V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] trouble[Swahili Word] maudhiko[Swahili Plural] maudhiko[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] udhi V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] trouble[Swahili Word] mgogoro[Swahili Plural] migogoro[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] trouble[Swahili Word] msukumizi[Swahili Plural] wasukumizi[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] sukuma, suka------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] trouble[Swahili Word] nongwa[Swahili Plural] nongwa[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Word] nonga------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] trouble[English Plural] troubles[Swahili Word] shakawa[Swahili Plural] shakawa[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] trouble[Swahili Word] shida[Swahili Plural] shida[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[English Example] get into trouble[Swahili Example] patwa na [wa na, ingia] shida.------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] trouble[Swahili Word] shughuli[Swahili Plural] shughuli[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Word] shughulika V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] trouble[Swahili Word] sononeko[Swahili Plural] masononeko[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] trouble[Swahili Word] sumbuko[Swahili Plural] masumbuko[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Word] sumbua V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] trouble[Swahili Word] sumbulio[Swahili Plural] masumbulio[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Word] sumbua V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] trouble[Swahili Word] sumbuo[Swahili Plural] masumbuo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Word] sumbua V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] trouble[Swahili Word] taabu[Swahili Plural] taabu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Word] Arabic[English Example] (s)he did not encounter trouble doing that work[Swahili Example] hakuona taabu kufanya kazi [Sul], kanzu ikaingia mwilini mwa Rehema bila ya taabu [Sul], mimi, mumewe, ndiye niliyekuwa taabuni [Abd]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] trouble[Swahili Word] tafrani[Swahili Plural] tafrani[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Word] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] trouble[Swahili Word] takalifu[Swahili Plural] takalifu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] trouble[Swahili Word] takilifu[Swahili Plural] takilifu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] trouble[Swahili Word] udhi[Swahili Plural] maudhi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Word] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] trouble[Swahili Word] udhia[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] trouble[Swahili Word] udhiko[Swahili Plural] maudhiko[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 11/6[Derived Word] udhi v------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] trouble[Swahili Word] upasi[Part of Speech] noun[Swahili Example] fanzia upasi------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] trouble[Swahili Word] utesaji[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] trouble[Swahili Word] utesi[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] trouble[Swahili Word] uzito[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 14[Related Words] -zito------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] trouble[English Plural] troubles[Swahili Word] kisanga[Swahili Plural] visanga[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] trouble[Swahili Word] -fadhaisha[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative[Swahili Example] swali lilimfadhaisha [Sul]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] trouble[Swahili Word] -sibu[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] trouble[Swahili Word] -sumbua[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] Money <b>troubles</b> my soul[Swahili Example] Pesa za<b>sumbua</b> roho yangu------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] trouble[Swahili Word] -taabisha[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative[Derived Word] taabu N (Arabic)------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] trouble[Swahili Word] -tesa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] trouble oneself[Swahili Word] -jishughulisha[Part of Speech] verb[Class] reflexive------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] trouble someone[Swahili Word] -chachafya[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] trouble-maker[Swahili Word] mvuruga[Swahili Plural] wavuruga[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] vuruga V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] trouble-maker[Swahili Word] mvurugaji[Swahili Plural] wavurugaji[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] vuruga V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] trouble-making[Swahili Word] mkorogo[Swahili Plural] mikorogo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Derived Word] koroga V------------------------------------------------------------ -
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------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be in difficulty[Swahili Word] -taabika[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be in difficulty[Swahili Word] -dhiki[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Language] Arabic[Related Words] udhiki------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be put in difficulties[Swahili Word] -zidiwa[Part of Speech] verb[Class] passive[Derived Word] Arabic[Swahili Example] isingekuwa kule kuzidiwa, msichana walau angetoa ukelele [Muk]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] difficulty[English Plural] difficulties[Swahili Word] balaa[Swahili Plural] balaa[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Swahili Definition] taabu, shida[English Example] Here at home a major problem has developed and you don't want to mention it.[Swahili Example] Humu nyumbani kumezuka balaa na wewe hutaki kuitaja [Chacha, Masomo 373]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] difficulty[English Plural] difficulties[Swahili Word] beluwa[Swahili Plural] beluwa[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Note] [Ind., Pers.?]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] difficulty[English Plural] difficulties[Swahili Word] chachari[Swahili Plural] machachari[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] difficulty[English Plural] difficulties[Swahili Word] chokochoko[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] difficulty[English Plural] difficulties[Swahili Word] dhiki[Swahili Plural] dhiki[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] Arabic[Related Words] udhiki[English Example] one of the difficulties I was seeing is that we won't live by ourselves[Swahili Example] moja katika dhiki niliyokuwa nikiiona, ni kwamba hatuishi peke yetu [Abd]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] difficulty[English Plural] difficulties[Swahili Word] fadhaa[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] difficulty[English Plural] difficulties[Swahili Word] fazaa[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] difficulty[English Plural] difficulties[Swahili Word] fundo[Swahili Plural] mafundo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] difficulty[English Plural] difficulties[Swahili Word] jambo[Swahili Plural] mambo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] difficulty[English Plural] difficulties[Swahili Word] janga[Swahili Plural] majanga[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Related Words] mjango------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] difficulty[English Plural] difficulties[Swahili Word] jaribio[Swahili Plural] majaribio[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Word] -jaribu v------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] difficulty[English Plural] difficulties[Swahili Word] kayaya[Part of Speech] noun[Swahili Example] (=matata)[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] difficulty[English Plural] difficulties[Swahili Word] kikwazo[Swahili Plural] vikwazo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -kwaa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] difficulty[English Plural] difficulties[Swahili Word] kipingamizi[Swahili Plural] vipingamizi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Word] pinga V[Swahili Example] asingeweza kukubali umri uwe kipingamizi kati yake na uhai [Mt][Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] difficulty[English Plural] difficulties[Swahili Word] kombo[Swahili Plural] makombo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Note] figurative------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] difficulty[English Plural] difficulties[Swahili Word] madhilifu[Swahili Plural] madhilifu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Word] dhili------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] difficulty[English Plural] difficulties[Swahili Word] makombo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 6[Swahili Example] difficulty------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] difficulty[English Plural] difficulties[Swahili Word] mashaka[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 6[Derived Word] shaka------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] difficulty[English Plural] difficulties[Swahili Word] masubuko[Swahili Plural] masubuko[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 6[Derived Word] sumbua N, sumbufu Adj------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] difficulty[English Plural] difficulties[Swahili Word] masumbufo[Swahili Plural] masumbufo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 6[Derived Word] sumbua N, sumbufu Adj------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] difficulty[English Plural] difficulties[Swahili Word] masumbulizi[Swahili Plural] masumbulizi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 6[Derived Word] sumbua N, sumbufu Adj------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] difficulty[English Plural] difficulties[Swahili Word] masumbuo[Swahili Plural] masumbuo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 6[Derived Word] sumbua N, sumbufu Adj------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] difficulty[English Plural] difficulties[Swahili Word] matata[Swahili Plural] matata[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 6[Derived Word] tata V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] difficulty[English Plural] difficulties[Swahili Word] mfundo[Swahili Plural] mifundo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Derived Word] funda, fundika------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] difficulty[English Plural] difficulties[Swahili Word] mgogoro[Swahili Plural] migogoro[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] difficulty[English Plural] difficulties[Swahili Word] mpweke[Swahili Plural] mipweke[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] difficulty[English Plural] difficulties[Swahili Word] mushkeli[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] shaka, shuku[English Example] this complaint is giving me trouble.[Swahili Example] ugonjwa huu umeniletea mushkeli------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] difficulty[English Plural] difficulties[Swahili Word] pingamizi[Swahili Plural] pingamizi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Word] pinga V[English Example] "We want to make peace, but there are many difficulties".[Swahili Example] tunataka kufanya amani lakini kuna pingamizi nyingi------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] difficulty[English Plural] difficulties[Swahili Word] shaka[Swahili Plural] mashaka[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[English Example] (s)he has met with difficulty[Swahili Example] amekutana na mashaka.------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] difficulty[English Plural] difficulties[Swahili Word] shakawa[Swahili Plural] shakawa[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] difficulty[English Plural] difficulties[Swahili Word] shida[Swahili Plural] shida[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[English Example] be in difficulty[Swahili Example] patwa na [wa na, ingia] shida.------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] difficulty[English Plural] difficulties[Swahili Word] sumbuko[Swahili Plural] masumbuko[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Word] sumbua V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] difficulty[English Plural] difficulties[Swahili Word] sumbuo[Swahili Plural] masumbuo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Word] sumbua V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] difficulty[English Plural] difficulties[Swahili Word] taabu[Swahili Plural] taabu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Word] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] difficulty[English Plural] difficulties[Swahili Word] takalifu[Swahili Plural] takalifu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] difficulty[English Plural] difficulties[Swahili Word] takilifu[Swahili Plural] takilifu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] difficulty[English Plural] difficulties[Swahili Word] tata[Swahili Plural] matata[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] difficulty[English Plural] difficulties[Swahili Word] tatanisho[Swahili Plural] matatanisho[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] difficulty[English Plural] difficulties[Swahili Word] tatizo[Swahili Plural] matatizo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Related Words] -tata------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] difficulty[Swahili Word] udhia[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 14------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] difficulty[Swahili Word] udhiko[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 14------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] difficulty[Swahili Word] ugumu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 14[Derived Word] -gumu adj[Swahili Example] ugumu umo katika mara ya kwanza na ya pili tu [Sul]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] difficulty[Swahili Word] upasi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 14------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] difficulty[Swahili Word] upinzani[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 14------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] difficulty[Swahili Word] uzito[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 14[Related Words] -zito------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] get into difficulties[Swahili Word] -kwama[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] kitakapomkwama kijiba, hatomwona Maimuna [Moh]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] get out of a difficulty[Swahili Word] -vua[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] vaa V[Swahili Example] kilichomvua ni ufundi [Ya]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] great difficulty[English Plural] difficulties[Swahili Word] mashaka[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 6[Derived Word] Arabic[Swahili Example] rohoni mwake mlikuwa na mashaka ya kutosha [Sul]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] put in difficulties[Swahili Word] -funga[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] uhitaji ulimfunga [Sul]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] with difficulty[Swahili Word] vigumu[Part of Speech] adverb------------------------------------------------------------
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