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  • 1 prefix

    [Swahili Word] kiambishi awali
    [Swahili Plural] viambishi awali
    [English Word] prefix
    [English Plural] prefixes
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 7/8
    [Derived Language] Swahili
    [Derived Word] amba, awali
    [Related Words] kiambishi awali cha jina
    [Swahili Example] Matumizi mamoja ya kiambishi awali "ki" ni kuashiria kuwa shina linalofuata ni
    [English Example] one use of the prefix 'ki' is to make clear that the root that follows is a language
    [Terminology] grammar
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  • 2 bidi

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    [Swahili Word] -bidi
    [English Word] compel
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Swahili Example] Inabidi nisome
    [English Example] I am compelled to study
    [Note] (used with i- subject prefix, followed by verb in subjunctive)
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    [Swahili Word] -bidi
    [English Word] force (always used impersonally)
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Swahili Definition] kulazimika
    [Swahili Example] Huenda vita vitaimarika kati yao na kubidi OAU kutafuta njia mathubuti za kumaliza mzozo huo [Masomo 326]
    [English Example] Perhaps the war will intensify between them and force the OAU to look for firm ways to end this quarrel.
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    [Swahili Word] -bidi
    [English Word] necessitate
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [Swahili Word] -bidi
    [English Word] obligate
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Swahili Example] imembidi kwenda
    [English Example] he had to go
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    [Swahili Word] -bidi
    [English Word] oblige
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Swahili Example] Inabidi nisome
    [English Example] I am obliged to study
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    [Swahili Word] -bidi
    [English Word] exert pressure
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [Swahili Word] -bidi
    [English Word] strain
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [Swahili Word] -bidi
    [English Word] be obligatory
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [Swahili Word] -bidi
    [English Word] pressure
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Swahili Example] Inabidi nisome
    [English Example] I'm under pressure to study
    [Note] (used with i- subject prefix, followed by verb in subjunctive)
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  • 3 binti

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    [Swahili Word] binti
    [Swahili Plural] mabinti
    [English Word] daughter
    [English Plural] daughters
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 5/6an
    [Derived Language] Arabic
    [Swahili Definition] mtoto wa kike [Masomo 347]
    [Swahili Example] Mwalimu Matata alimhadaa baba yake kwa maneno mengi ya kumhakikishia kwamba binti yake alikuwa katika 'mikono myema' [Muk]
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    [Swahili Word] binti
    [Swahili Plural] binti
    [English Word] young lady
    [English Plural] young ladies
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 5/6an
    [Derived Language] Arabic
    [Swahili Example] binti wa kichotara alilalamika [Muk]
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    [Swahili Word] binti
    [English Word] prefix in the names of certain birds and plants.
    [Part of Speech] prefix
    [Swahili Example] binti Athmani/Ali
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  • 4 ha

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    [Swahili Word] ha
    [English Word] he (does) not
    [Part of Speech] verb subject
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    [Swahili Word] ha
    [English Word] she (does) not
    [Part of Speech] verb subject
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    [Swahili Word] ha
    [English Word] it (does) not (animal)
    [Part of Speech] verb subject
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    [Swahili Word] ha-
    [English Word] he (does) not
    [Part of Speech] verb subject
    [Swahili Example] hapendi kusafiri kwa meli
    [English Example] he does not like to travel by ship
    [Note] third person singular negative subject prefix
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    [Swahili Word] ha-
    [English Word] she (does) not
    [Part of Speech] verb subject
    [Swahili Example] hasemi kireno
    [English Example] she does not speak Portuguese
    [Note] third person singular negative subject prefix
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  • 5 ku-

    [Swahili Word] ku-
    [English Word] (infinitive prefix)
    [Part of Speech] prefix
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  • 6 si

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    [Swahili Word] si
    [English Word] is not
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Class] conjugated
    [Derived Language] Swahili
    [Derived Word] wa
    [Swahili Example] wivu si vema
    [English Example] jealousy is not good
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    [Swahili Word] si
    [English Word] am not
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Class] conjugated
    [Derived Language] Swahili
    [Derived Word] wa
    [Swahili Example] mimi si mhuni
    [English Example] I am not a hooligan
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    [Swahili Word] si
    [English Word] are not
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Class] conjugated
    [Derived Language] Swahili
    [Derived Word] wa
    [Swahili Example] wao si wagonjwa
    [English Example] they are not ill
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    [Swahili Word] si
    [English Word] I (do) not
    [Part of Speech] verb subject
    [Derived Language] Swahili
    [Derived Word] wa
    [Swahili Example] sitaki
    [English Example] I do not want
    [Note] first person singular negative subject prefix
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    [Swahili Word] si
    [English Word] non-
    [Part of Speech] prefix
    [Swahili Example] si mwanachama
    [English Example] non-member
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    [Swahili Word] -si
    [English Word] be not
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Related Words] li
    [Swahili Example] asiye
    [English Example] he who is not
    [Terminology] historical
    [Note] used in general relative verb construction
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    [Swahili Word] si
    [English Word] ought not
    [Part of Speech] verb tense
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    [Swahili Word] si
    [English Word] must not
    [Part of Speech] verb tense
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    [Swahili Word] si
    [English Word] should not
    [Part of Speech] verb tense
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    [Swahili Word] si
    [English Word] that which does not
    [Part of Speech] verb tense
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  • 7 a

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    [Swahili Word] -a
    [English Word] of
    [Part of Speech] preposition
    [Swahili Example] jambo la ajabu
    [English Example] a surprising thing
    [Note] -a + noun is used to form possessives; prefix of -a changes for each noun class. See http://www.yale.edu/swahili/grammar/relationship.htm
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    [Swahili Word] a
    [English Word] he
    [Part of Speech] verb subject
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    [Swahili Word] a
    [English Word] she
    [Part of Speech] verb subject
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    [Swahili Word] a
    [English Word] it (animal)
    [Part of Speech] verb subject
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    [Swahili Word] a
    [English Word] he does
    [Part of Speech] verb tense
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    [Swahili Word] a
    [English Word] she does
    [Part of Speech] verb tense
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    [Swahili Word] a
    [English Word] it (animal) does
    [Part of Speech] verb tense
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    [Swahili Word] a
    [English Word] (expresses surprise)
    [Part of Speech] interjection
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    [Swahili Word] a
    [English Word] (expresses pain)
    [Part of Speech] interjection
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    [Swahili Word] a
    [English Word] (expresses joy)
    [Part of Speech] interjection
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  • 8 amba

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    [Swahili Word] amba-
    [English Word] wh-
    [Part of Speech] prefix
    [Swahili Example] Unakumbuka mahali ambapo uliwaona?
    [English Example] Do you remember the place where you saw them?
    [Note] amba + determinative suffix
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    [Swahili Word] amba-
    [English Word] which
    [Part of Speech] pronoun
    [Note] amba + determinative suffix
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    [Swahili Word] amba
    [English Word] who
    [Part of Speech] pronoun
    [Swahili Example] wale ambao wamekwenda
    [English Example] those who have gone
    [Note] amba + determinative suffix
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    [Swahili Word] amba-
    [English Word] that
    [Part of Speech] pronoun
    [Swahili Example] Hiki ni kitabu ambacho umekisoma?
    [English Example] Is this the book that you've read?
    [Note] amba + determinative suffix
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    [Swahili Word] -amba
    [English Word] speak
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Class] intransitive
    [Dialect] archaic
    [Related Words] ambia, kigambo, jigamba, mgambo
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    [Swahili Word] -amba
    [English Word] say
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Class] intransitive
    [Dialect] archaic
    [Related Words] ambia, kigambo, jigamba, mgambo
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    [Swahili Word] -amba
    [English Word] talk
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Class] intransitive
    [Related Words] jigamba, mgambo
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    [Swahili Word] -amba
    [English Word] explain
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Class] intransitive
    [Related Words] ambia, kigambo, mgambo
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    [Swahili Word] -amba
    [English Word] speak ill of someone
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Related Words] kigambo, mwambaji
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    [Swahili Word] -amba
    [English Word] slander
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Class] transitive
    [Related Words] kigambo, jigamba, mwambaji
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    [Swahili Word] -amba
    [English Word] abuse
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Related Words] mwambaji
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    [Swahili Word] -amba mtu
    [English Word] talk behind someone's back
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Class] transitive
    [Related Words] kigambo, mtu, mwambaji
    [Swahili Example] walimwamba ndugu yao wakati aliondoka na mamake
    [English Example] they talked about their comrade behind her back when she left with her mother
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    [Swahili Word] -amba
    [English Word] be in contact
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Related Words] ambata, ambo, ambua, ambukizo, chamba, chambo, cahambua, gamba, ngambi, uambukizo, wamba, wambiso
    [Note] rare
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    [Swahili Word] -amba
    [English Word] stick together
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Related Words] ambata, ambo, ambua, ambukizo, chamba, chambo, cahambua, gamba, ngambi, uambukizo, wamba, wambiso
    [Note] rare
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    [Swahili Word] -amba
    [English Word] adhere
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Class] intransitive
    [Related Words] ambata, ambo, ambua, ambukizo, chamba, chambo, cahambua, gamba, ngambi, uambukizo, wamba, wambiso
    [Note] rare
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  • 9 ham

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    [Swahili Word] ham
    [English Word] you (do) not (plural)
    [Part of Speech] verb subject
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    [Swahili Word] ham
    [English Word] the place inside (does) not (class 18)
    [Part of Speech] verb subject
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    [Swahili Word] ham-
    [English Word] you all (do) not
    [Part of Speech] verb subject
    [Swahili Example] hamsomi wakati wa wikendi?
    [English Example] you all do not study on the weekends?
    [Note] second person plural negative subject prefix

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  • 10 hatu

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    [Swahili Word] hatu
    [English Word] we (do) not
    [Part of Speech] verb subject
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    [Swahili Word] hatu-
    [English Word] we (do) not
    [Part of Speech] verb subject
    [Swahili Example] hatujui njia
    [English Example] we do not know the way
    [Note] first person plural negative subject prefix
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  • 11 hawa

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    [Swahili Word] hawa-
    [English Word] they (do) not
    [Part of Speech] verb subject
    [Swahili Example] hawajaribu
    [English Example] they do not try
    [Note] third person plural negative subject prefix
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    [Swahili Word] hawa
    [English Word] these
    [Part of Speech] pronoun
    [Swahili Example] watu hawa
    [English Example] these people
    [Note] plural demonstrative pronoun
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    [Swahili Word] hawa
    [Swahili Plural] hawa
    [English Word] longing
    [English Plural] longings
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10
    [Derived Language] Arabic
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    [Swahili Word] hawa
    [Swahili Plural] hawa
    [English Word] yearning
    [English Plural] yearnings
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10
    [Derived Language] Arabic
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    [Swahili Word] hawa
    [Swahili Plural] hawa
    [English Word] desire
    [English Plural] desires
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10
    [Derived Language] Arabic
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    [Swahili Word] hawa
    [Swahili Plural] hawa
    [English Word] love (passionate)
    [English Plural] love
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10
    [Derived Language] Arabic
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    [Swahili Word] hawa ya moyo
    [English Word] deep love
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9
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    [Swahili Word] hawa ya moyo
    [English Word] fervent love
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9
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    [Swahili Word] hawa
    [Swahili Plural] hawa
    [English Word] lust
    [English Plural] lust
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10
    [Derived Language] Arabic
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    [Swahili Word] hawa
    [Swahili Plural] hawa
    [English Word] attraction
    [English Plural] attractions
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10
    [Derived Language] Arabic
    [Swahili Example] hawa ya moyo
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    [Swahili Word] hawa
    [Swahili Plural] mahawa
    [English Word] concubine
    [English Plural] concubines
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 5/6an
    [Derived Language] Arabic
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    [Swahili Word] Hawa
    [English Word] Eve
    [Part of Speech] name
    [Derived Language] Arabic
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    [Swahili Word] hawa
    [English Word] they (do) not (people or animals)
    [Part of Speech] verb subject
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  • 12 hu

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    [Swahili Word] hu
    [English Word] you (do) not (singular)
    [Part of Speech] verb subject
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    [Swahili Word] hu
    [English Word] usually
    [Part of Speech] verb tense
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    [Swahili Word] hu
    [English Word] generally
    [Part of Speech] verb tense
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    [Swahili Word] hu-
    [English Word] you (do) not
    [Part of Speech] verb subject
    [Swahili Example] huli nyama?
    [English Example] you do not eat meat?
    [Note] second person singular negative subject prefix
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  • 13 kiambishi

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    [Swahili Word] kiambishi
    [Swahili Plural] viambishi
    [English Word] affix
    [English Plural] affixes
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 7/8
    [Derived Word] amba
    [Related Words] kiambishi awali
    [Terminology] grammar
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    [Swahili Word] kiambishi awali cha jina
    [Swahili Plural] viambishi awali vya jina
    [English Word] nominal prefix
    [English Plural] nominal prefixes
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 7/8
    [Derived Language] Swahili
    [Derived Word] amba, awali, jina
    [Terminology] grammar
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  • 14 toa

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    [Swahili Word] -toa
    [English Word] put forth
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Swahili Example] Bahati alikwisha toa kauli yake [Sul]
    [English Example] Bahati had already put forth her opinion
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    [Swahili Word] -toa
    [English Word] put out
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Swahili Example] bibi wa Subira hapo hapo alimtoa mtoto kwenda kuwaita nduguze [Sul]
    [English Example] Subira's grandmother right then put out her child to call her siblings
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    [Swahili Word] -toa
    [English Word] give (out)
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Swahili Example] toa hotuba
    [English Example] give a speech
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    [Swahili Word] -toa
    [English Word] issue
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Swahili Example] toa amri
    [English Example] issue an order
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    [Swahili Word] -toa
    [English Word] give off
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [Swahili Word] -toa
    [English Word] emit
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Swahili Example] kidogo macho kayatoa (machozi) [Abd]
    [English Example] his eyes emitted a little bit (of tears)
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    [Swahili Word] -toa
    [English Word] generate
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [Swahili Word] toa
    [Swahili Plural] toa
    [English Word] fault
    [English Plural] faults
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10
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    [Swahili Word] toa
    [Swahili Plural] toa
    [English Word] defect
    [English Plural] defects
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10
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    [Swahili Word] -toa
    [English Word] remove
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Swahili Example] toa kazini
    [English Example] fire from a job
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    [Swahili Word] -toa
    [English Word] take away
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [Swahili Word] -toa
    [English Word] subtract
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Swahili Example] kumi kutoa sita ni nne
    [English Example] ten subtract six is four
    [Terminology] mathematics
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    [Swahili Word] -toa
    [English Word] reduce
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [Swahili Word] -toa
    [English Word] offer
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Swahili Example] aweze kutoa mchango kama wenzake [Sul]
    [English Example] she should be able to offer a donation like her fellows
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    [Swahili Word] -toa
    [English Word] present
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [Swahili Word] -toa
    [English Word] produce
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [Swahili Word] -toa
    [English Word] publish
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Swahili Example] toa habari
    [English Example] publish a report
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    [Swahili Word] -toa
    [English Word] show
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Swahili Example] toa meno
    [English Example] the teeth
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    [Swahili Word] -toa
    [English Word] display
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Swahili Example] toa ukali
    [English Example] display courage
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    [Swahili Word] -toa
    [English Word] take out
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [Swahili Word] -toa
    [English Word] save (from something)
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Swahili Example] toa hatarini
    [English Example] save from danger
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    [Swahili Word] -toa
    [English Word] spend
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Swahili Example] alikuwa hajatoa hata chapa kuwalipia watoto ada ya shule [Kez]
    [English Example] he hadn't spent even a banknote to pay for his children's school fees
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    [Swahili Word] toa
    [Swahili Plural] toa
    [English Word] lack
    [English Plural] lacks
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10
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    [Swahili Word] toa
    [Swahili Plural] toa
    [English Word] want
    [English Plural] wants
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10
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    [Swahili Word] -toa
    [English Word] be lacking
    [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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