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pronoun

  • 61 no

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    [English Word] expresses negation
    [Swahili Word] aka
    [Part of Speech] interjection
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    [English Word] no
    [Swahili Word] hapana
    [Part of Speech] adverb
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    [English Word] no
    [Swahili Word] la
    [Part of Speech] interjection
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    [English Word] no
    [Swahili Word] la
    [Part of Speech] pronoun
    [Swahili Example] (=hapana, siyo, sivyo)
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    [English Word] no
    [Swahili Word] hakuna
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Class] conjugated
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    [English Word] no
    [Swahili Word] sivyo
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Class] negative
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    [English Word] no
    [Swahili Word] siyo
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Class] negative
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    [English Word] no way!
    [Swahili Word] la hasha!
    [Part of Speech] interjection
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    [English Word] no! (emph.)
    [Swahili Word] katu
    [Part of Speech] interjection
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    [English Word] say no
    [Swahili Word] -kataa
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Derived Language] Arabic
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  • 62 not

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    [English Word] am not
    [Swahili Word] si
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Class] conjugated
    [Derived Language] Swahili
    [Derived Word] wa
    [English Example] I am not a hooligan
    [Swahili Example] mimi si mhuni
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    [English Word] and not
    [Swahili Word] wala
    [Part of Speech] conjunction
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    [English Word] are not
    [Swahili Word] si
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Class] conjugated
    [Derived Language] Swahili
    [Derived Word] wa
    [English Example] they are not ill
    [Swahili Example] wao si wagonjwa
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    [English Word] but not
    [Swahili Word] wala
    [Part of Speech] conjunction
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    [English Word] certainly not!
    [Swahili Word] hasha
    [Part of Speech] interjection
    [Derived Word] Arabic
    [Swahili Example] si kwamba ametulia na hilo jarida [...] Hasha. [Muk]
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    [English Word] I am not (in) there
    [Swahili Word] simo
    [Part of Speech] phrase
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    [English Word] is it not so?
    [Swahili Word] sivyo?
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Class] conjugated
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    [English Word] is not
    [Swahili Word] si
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Class] conjugated
    [Derived Language] Swahili
    [Derived Word] wa
    [English Example] jealousy is not good
    [Swahili Example] wivu si vema
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    [English Word] is not
    [Swahili Word] sio
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Class] conjugated
    [English Example] Ali is not the man who killed your brother
    [Swahili Example] Ali sio bwana aliyeua kaka yako
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    [English Word] not
    [Swahili Word] zi
    [Part of Speech] preposition
    [Dialect] Sheng
    [English Example] it's not time yet
    [Swahili Example] zi bado time
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    [English Word] not (verbal infix forming the negative of infinitives)
    [Swahili Word] to
    [Part of Speech] infix
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    [English Word] not at all
    [Swahili Word] kamwe
    [Part of Speech] adverb
    [Swahili Example] kamwe hatutaungama [Ng]
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    [English Word] not at all
    [Swahili Word] katu
    [Part of Speech] adverb
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    [English Word] not at all
    [Swahili Word] la
    [Part of Speech] interjection
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    [English Word] not at all (at the end of neg. sentences)
    [Swahili Word] kamwe
    [Part of Speech] adverb
    [Swahili Example] sitaki kamwe
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    [English Word] not even
    [Swahili Word] walao
    [Part of Speech] adverb
    [Derived Word] Arabic
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    [English Word] not only...but (what is more important)...
    [Swahili Word] licha (ya)...hata...
    [Part of Speech] conjunction
    [English Example] In addition to mangrove trees, Lamu also is known for its forests.
    [Swahili Example] Licha ya mikoko, Lamu pia inajulikana kwa misitu yake [Masomo 154]
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    [English Word] not so
    [Swahili Word] la
    [Part of Speech] pronoun
    [Swahili Example] (=hapana, siyo, sivyo)
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    [English Word] of course not!
    [Swahili Word] hasha!
    [Part of Speech] interjection
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    [English Word] there is not
    [Swahili Word] hakuna
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Class] conjugated
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    [English Word] there is not
    [Swahili Word] hamna
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Class] conjugated
    [Derived Word] mna
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  • 63 oh

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    [English Word] oh that
    [Swahili Word] laiti
    [Part of Speech] pronoun
    [Derived Word] Arabic
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    [English Word] oh!
    [Swahili Word] ee!
    [Part of Speech] interjection
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    [English Word] oh! well! (interjection of joy or amazement)
    [Swahili Word] lo
    [Part of Speech] interjection
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    [English Word] oh! well! (interjection of joy or amazement)
    [Swahili Word] loo
    [Part of Speech] interjection
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  • 64 others

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    [English Word] others
    [Swahili Word] vingine
    [Part of Speech] adjective
    [Derived Word] -ingine pron
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    [English Word] others
    [Swahili Word] wangine
    [Part of Speech] adjective
    [Note] rare
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    [English Word] others
    [Swahili Word] vingine
    [Part of Speech] adverb
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    [English Word] others
    [Swahili Word] vinginevyo
    [Part of Speech] adverb
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    [English Word] others
    [Swahili Word] wengine
    [Part of Speech] pronoun
    [Derived Word] -ingine adv
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  • 65 ourselves

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    [English Word] ourselves
    [Swahili Word] binafsi
    [Part of Speech] adverb
    [Derived Language] Arabic
    [Related Words] bi, nafsi
    [English Example] we will decide by ourselves
    [Swahili Example] tutaamua binafsi
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    [English Word] ourselves
    [Swahili Word] ji
    [Part of Speech] verb object
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    [English Word] we ourselves
    [Swahili Word] sisi wenyewe
    [Part of Speech] pronoun
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  • 66 place

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    [English Word] be placed
    [Swahili Word] -shika nafasi
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [English Example] to be placed at the first position in the competitions
    [Swahili Example] kushika nafasi ya kwanza katika mashindano [Muk]
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    [English Word] hiding place
    [English Plural] hiding places
    [Swahili Word] kificho
    [Swahili Plural] vificho
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 7/8
    [Derived Language] Swahili
    [Derived Word] -ficha
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    [English Word] in that place
    [Swahili Word] kuko
    [Part of Speech] adverb
    [Swahili Example] kuko huko [Rec]
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    [English Word] in that place
    [Swahili Word] kule
    [Part of Speech] adverb
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    [English Word] in that place
    [Swahili Word] kule
    [Part of Speech] adverb
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    [English Word] in that very place
    [Swahili Word] kuku huku
    [Part of Speech] adverb
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    [English Word] in that very place
    [Swahili Word] palepale
    [Part of Speech] adverb
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    [English Word] in the place of
    [Swahili Word] kwa niaba ya
    [Part of Speech] preposition
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    [English Word] in the place of
    [Swahili Word] kwa niabu ya
    [Part of Speech] preposition
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    [English Word] in the same place
    [Swahili Word] pamoja
    [Part of Speech] adjective
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    [English Word] in this place
    [Swahili Word] humo
    [Part of Speech] adverb
    [Swahili Example] mumo humo
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    [English Word] in this very place
    [Swahili Word] mumu humu
    [Part of Speech] adverb
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    [English Word] in this very place
    [Swahili Word] papa hapa
    [Part of Speech] adverb
    [Related Words] hapa
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    [English Word] inside the place of
    [Swahili Word] mwa
    [Part of Speech] conjunction
    [Swahili Example] nyumbani mwa mchuuzi
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    [English Word] open place
    [Swahili Word] peupe
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 14
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    [English Word] our place
    [Swahili Word] petu
    [Part of Speech] adjective
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    [English Word] place
    [Swahili Word] mahali
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 6
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    [English Word] place
    [English Plural] places
    [Swahili Word] nafasi
    [Swahili Plural] nafasi
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10
    [English Example] to grab the first place in the competition that was waited for
    [Swahili Example] kushika nafasi ya kwanza katika mashindano yaliyokuwa yakingojewa [Muk]
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    [English Word] place
    [Swahili Word] -gusisha
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [English Word] place
    [Swahili Word] -ika
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Swahili Example] (=weka, ikiza)
    [Note] rare
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    [English Word] place
    [Swahili Word] -tia
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [English Word] place
    [Swahili Word] -weka
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Swahili Example] weka pamoja
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    [English Word] place (in gen.)
    [Swahili Word] mahala
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [English Example] everywhere
    [Swahili Example] kila mahala
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    [English Word] place (in gen.)
    [Swahili Word] mahali
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [English Example] everywhere
    [Swahili Example] kila mahali
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    [English Word] place (proper or expected)
    [Swahili Word] pahala
    [Swahili Plural] pahala
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10
    [English Example] resting-place.
    [Swahili Example] pahali pa kupumzika
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    [English Word] place (proper or expected)
    [Swahili Word] pahali
    [Swahili Plural] pahali
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10
    [English Example] resting-place.
    [Swahili Example] pahali pa kupumzika
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    [English Word] place for putting something
    [Swahili Word] weko
    [Swahili Plural] maweko
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 5/6
    [Derived Word] weka V
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    [English Word] place for someone
    [Swahili Word] -wekea
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [English Word] place to stand
    [English Plural] places to stand
    [Swahili Word] kikomo
    [Swahili Plural] vikomo
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 7/8
    [Derived Language] Swahili
    [Derived Word] -koma
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    [English Word] place to stop
    [English Plural] places to stop
    [Swahili Word] kikomo
    [Swahili Plural] vikomo
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 7/8
    [Derived Language] Swahili
    [Derived Word] -koma
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    [English Word] raw place
    [Swahili Word] chubuko
    [Swahili Plural] machubuko
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 5/6
    [Derived Word] chubuka v
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    [English Word] the place (does) not (class 16)
    [Swahili Word] hapa
    [Part of Speech] verb subject
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    [English Word] the place (does) not (class 17)
    [Swahili Word] haku
    [Part of Speech] verb subject
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    [English Word] the place inside (does) not (class 18)
    [Swahili Word] ham
    [Part of Speech] verb subject
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    [English Word] the place inside (does) not (class 18)
    [Swahili Word] hamw
    [Part of Speech] verb subject
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    [English Word] their places
    [Swahili Word] makwao
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 6
    [Derived Language] Swahili
    [Derived Word] kwao
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    [English Word] to that place
    [Swahili Word] hapo
    [Part of Speech] adverb
    [Swahili Example] ningojee hapo; papo hapo; hapo kale
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    [English Word] to that place
    [Swahili Word] huko
    [Part of Speech] adverb
    [Swahili Example] huko huko
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    [English Word] to that place
    [Swahili Word] kuko
    [Part of Speech] adverb
    [Swahili Example] kuko huko [Rec]
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    [English Word] to that place
    [Swahili Word] kule
    [Part of Speech] adverb
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    [English Word] to this place
    [Swahili Word] hapa
    [Part of Speech] adverb
    [Swahili Example] aje hapa; toka hapa mpaka pale; papa hapa
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    [English Word] to this place
    [Swahili Word] huko
    [Part of Speech] adverb
    [Swahili Example] huko huko
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    [English Word] to this place
    [Swahili Word] huku
    [Part of Speech] adverb
    [Swahili Example] toka huku mpaka huko
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    [English Word] to what place?
    [Swahili Word] upi?
    [Part of Speech] pronoun
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    [English Word] your place
    [Swahili Word] penu
    [Part of Speech] adjective
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  • 67 possesive

    [English Word] possessive pronoun
    [English Plural] possessive pronouns
    [Swahili Word] kimilikishi
    [Swahili Plural] vimilikishi
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 7/8
    [Derived Language] Swahili
    [Derived Word] miliki
    [Terminology] grammar
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  • 68 possessor

    [English Word] possessor of
    [English Plural] possessors of
    [Swahili Word] mwenye
    [Swahili Plural] wenye
    [Part of Speech] pronoun
    [Derived Language] Swahili
    [Derived Word] -enye
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  • 69 question

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    [English Word] be questioned
    [Swahili Word] -hojiwa
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Derived Word] hoji v
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    [English Word] be questioned
    [Swahili Word] -sailiwa
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [English Word] besiege with questions
    [Swahili Word] -dadisi
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [English Word] bombard someone with questions
    [Swahili Word] -payusha
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [English Word] controversial question
    [English Plural] controversial questions
    [Swahili Word] kigambo
    [Swahili Plural] vigambo
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 7/8
    [Derived Language] Swahili
    [Derived Word] -amba
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    [English Word] cross questioning
    [Swahili Word] malumbano
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 6
    [Derived Word] lumba V
    [Terminology] legal
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    [English Word] question
    [Swahili Word] hoja
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Derived Word] haja
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    [English Word] question
    [Swahili Word] lumba
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Swahili Example] (= simulia, hadithia, hoji)
    [Note] rare
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    [English Word] question
    [Swahili Word] masahala
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [English Example] political (religious) questions.
    [Swahili Example] masahala ya siasa (dini)
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    [English Word] question
    [Swahili Word] msaala
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [English Example] political (religious) questions.
    [Swahili Example] masahala ya siasa (dini)
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    [English Word] question
    [English Plural] questions
    [Swahili Word] swali
    [Swahili Plural] maswali
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 5/6
    [Related Words] saili
    [English Example] my question is, how does he know?
    [Swahili Example] swali langu ni, anajuaje?
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    [English Word] question
    [Swahili Word] -hoji
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Derived Word] hoji v
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    [English Word] question
    [Swahili Word] -saili
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Derived Word] Arabic
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    [English Word] question
    [Swahili Word] -uliza
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [English Word] question and answer
    [Swahili Word] majibizano
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Derived Word] jibu
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    [English Word] question indicator
    [Swahili Word] je
    [Part of Speech] pronoun
    [English Example] What are you doing?
    [Swahili Example] Je, unafanya nini?
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    [English Word] question intensively
    [Swahili Word] -susuika
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [English Word] question mark
    [Swahili Word] alama ya kuuliza
    [Swahili Plural] alama za kuuliza
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10
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  • 70 reason

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    [English Word] find a reason
    [Swahili Word] -pata sababu
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [English Word] for no reason
    [Swahili Word] bilashi
    [Part of Speech] adverb
    [Swahili Definition] bure; bila sababu
    [English Example] You are upset for no reason.
    [Swahili Example] Bilashi mwahangaika [Amana, Masomo 406]
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    [English Word] for that reason
    [Swahili Word] ndio sababu
    [Part of Speech] conjunction
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    [English Word] for what reason?
    [Swahili Word] kwa sababu gani?
    [Part of Speech] conjunction
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    [English Word] for what reason?
    [Swahili Word] mbona
    [Part of Speech] pronoun
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    [English Word] give as the reason for
    [Swahili Word] -sababisha
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Derived Word] sababu
    [English Example] the child caused the house to catch fire.
    [Swahili Example] Mtoto alisababisha nyumba kushika moto
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    [English Word] give as the reason for
    [Swahili Word] -sabibisha
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Derived Word] sababu
    [English Example] The child gave the reason for the house to catch fire
    [Swahili Example] Mtoto alisabibisha nyumba kushika moto
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    [English Word] reason
    [English Plural] reasons
    [Swahili Word] ajili
    [Swahili Plural] ajili
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10
    [English Example] as a result of, thanks to; therefore, because of, on the strength of
    [Swahili Example] kwa reason ya; kwa reason
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    [English Word] reason
    [Swahili Word] akili
    [Swahili Plural] akili
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10
    [Derived Language] Arabic
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    [English Word] reason
    [English Plural] reasons
    [Swahili Word] chanzo
    [Swahili Plural] vyanzo
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 7/8
    [Derived Language] Swahili
    [Derived Word] anza
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    [English Word] reason
    [English Plural] reasons
    [Swahili Word] haja
    [Swahili Plural] haja
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10
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    [English Word] reason
    [English Plural] reasons
    [Swahili Word] hoja
    [Swahili Plural] hoja
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10
    [Derived Word] haja
    [Swahili Example] hapana hoja; una hoja
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    [English Word] reason
    [English Plural] reasons
    [Swahili Word] kisa
    [Swahili Plural] visa
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 7/8
    [Derived Word] mkasa N
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    [English Word] reason
    [English Plural] reasons
    [Swahili Word] maana
    [Swahili Plural] maana
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10
    [Derived Language] Arabic
    [English Example] those alarming things within that reason really were tough
    [Swahili Example] vile vituko vilivyomo katika maana ndivyo vilivyokuwa vigumu [Sul]
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    [English Word] reason
    [English Plural] reasons
    [Swahili Word] sababu
    [Swahili Plural] sababu
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10
    [English Example] for what reason did you beat him
    [Swahili Example] Sababu ya kuchelewa ni mvua
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    [English Word] reason
    [English Plural] reasons
    [Swahili Word] sabiki
    [Swahili Plural] sabiki
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10
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    [English Word] reason
    [Swahili Word] udhuru
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 14
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    [English Word] reason
    [English Plural] reasons
    [Swahili Word] hoja
    [Swahili Plural] mahoja
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 5/6
    [Derived Word] haja
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    [English Word] reason (for something)
    [English Plural] reasons
    [Swahili Word] asili
    [Swahili Plural] asili
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10
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    [English Word] without reason
    [Swahili Word] bure
    [Part of Speech] adverb
    [Derived Language] Arabic
    [English Example] one who walks with no reason is not like one who sits without reason, the one who walks might pick up something (proverb)
    [Swahili Example] mwenda bure si mkaa bure, huenda akaokota (methali)
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  • 71 recently

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    [English Word] recently
    [Swahili Word] hivi karibuni
    [Part of Speech] adverb
    [Swahili Example] nina hakika kwamba wewe umemwona hivi karibuni [Ng]
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    [English Word] recently
    [Swahili Word] hivi karibuni
    [Part of Speech] adverb
    [Derived Language] Swahili
    [Derived Word] karibu
    [English Definition] in a time in the recent past
    [Swahili Definition] muda mfupi uliopita
    [English Example] this hoe has been recently used
    [Swahili Example] jembe hili limetumiwa hivi karibuni
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    [English Word] recently
    [Swahili Word] majuzi
    [Part of Speech] adverb
    [Derived Language] Spanish
    [Derived Word] juzi
    [English Example] why was it claimed recently that some matatu vehicles increased fares during the Easter holiday?
    [Swahili Example] kwa nini ilidaiwa hivi majuzi kwamba magari fulani ya matatu yaliongeza nauli wakati wa mapumziko ya Pasaka? [Masomo 219]
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    [English Word] recently
    [Swahili Word] juzi hivi
    [Part of Speech] adverb
    [Related Words] hivi
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    [English Word] recently
    [Swahili Word] hizi
    [Part of Speech] pronoun
    [Swahili Example] nyumba hizi; siku hizi; zizi hizi
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    [English Word] recently
    [Swahili Word] me
    [Part of Speech] verb tense
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  • 72 referred

    [English Word] those referred to
    [Swahili Word] hayo
    [Part of Speech] pronoun
    [Swahili Example] maneno hayo
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  • 73 seat

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    [English Word] (in response to the greeting karibu! Come in!) Don't disturb yourself! Keep your seat!
    [Swahili Word] Starehe!
    [Part of Speech] pronoun
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    [English Word] seat
    [English Plural] seats
    [Swahili Word] kiti
    [Swahili Plural] viti
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 7/8
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    [English Word] seat
    [Swahili Word] tako
    [Swahili Plural] matako
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 5/6
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    [English Word] seat
    [Swahili Word] ukao
    [Swahili Plural] makao
    [Part of Speech] noun
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    [English Word] seat
    [Swahili Word] utako
    [Part of Speech] noun
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    [English Word] seat
    [English Plural] seats
    [Swahili Word] kikalio
    [Swahili Plural] vikalio
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 7/8
    [Derived Language] Swahili
    [Derived Word] -kaa
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    [English Word] seat
    [Swahili Word] -pangisha
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [English Word] seat (in a representative assembly)
    [English Plural] seats
    [Swahili Word] kiti (cha bunge)
    [Swahili Plural] viti
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 7/8
    [Terminology] political
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    [English Word] seat (of an automobile)
    [Swahili Word] sofa
    [Swahili Plural] sofa
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10
    [Derived Word] Eng.
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    [English Word] seat someone
    [Swahili Word] -kalisha
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Class] causative
    [Derived Language] Swahili
    [Derived Word] -kaa
    [English Example] to seat Shangwe on the bed by force
    [Swahili Example] kumkalisha Shangwe kitandani kwa nguvu [Muk]
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    [English Word] take a seat
    [Swahili Word] -keti
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Related Words] -kaa
    [English Example] please take a seat
    [Swahili Example] tafadhali keti
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    English-Swahili dictionary > seat

  • 74 she

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    [English Word] she
    [Swahili Word] yee
    [Part of Speech] adjective
    [Swahili Example] ( = yeye)
    [Note] rare
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    [English Word] she
    [Swahili Word] yeye
    [Swahili Plural] wao
    [Part of Speech] pronoun
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    [English Word] she
    [Swahili Word] a
    [Part of Speech] verb subject
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    [English Word] she
    [Swahili Word] yu
    [Part of Speech] verb subject
    [Note] northern dialect only
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    [English Word] she (does) not
    [Swahili Word] ha-
    [Part of Speech] verb subject
    [English Example] she does not speak Portuguese
    [Swahili Example] hasemi kireno
    [Note] third person singular negative subject prefix
    ------------------------------------------------------------
    [English Word] she (does) not
    [Swahili Word] ha
    [Part of Speech] verb subject
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    [English Word] she does
    [Swahili Word] a
    [Part of Speech] verb tense
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    [English Word] she does (informal)
    [Swahili Word] yua
    [Part of Speech] verb subject
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    English-Swahili dictionary > she

  • 75 so

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    [English Word] and so
    [Swahili Word] alimradhi
    [Part of Speech] conjunction
    [Derived Word] radhi N
    [Swahili Example] wakipigana makofi viganja [...] alimradhi wakionyesha kufurahi sana [Muk]
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    [English Word] and so
    [Swahili Word] alimradi
    [Part of Speech] conjunction
    [Derived Word] mradi conj
    [Swahili Example] ali mradi kila wikiendi hukosi soketi zako kumi [Ma]
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    [English Word] and so
    [Swahili Word] almuradi
    [Part of Speech] conjunction
    [Derived Word] mradi conj
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    [English Word] and so
    [Swahili Word] mradi
    [Part of Speech] conjunction
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    [English Word] and so on
    [Swahili Word] kadhalika
    [Part of Speech] adverb
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    [English Word] is it so?
    [Swahili Word] ndivyo?
    [Part of Speech] interjection
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    [English Word] is that so?
    [Swahili Word] alaa?
    [Part of Speech] interjection
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    [English Word] it is so
    [Swahili Word] ndi-
    [Part of Speech] adverb
    ------------------------------------------------------------
    [English Word] it is so
    [Swahili Word] ndiyo
    [Part of Speech] pronoun
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    [English Word] just so so
    [Swahili Word] hivi hivi tu
    [Part of Speech] adverb
    ------------------------------------------------------------
    [English Word] so
    [Swahili Word] vilevile
    [Part of Speech] adverb
    [Derived Language] Swahili
    [Derived Word] -le
    ------------------------------------------------------------
    [English Word] so
    [Swahili Word] bas
    [Part of Speech] conjunction
    [Note] at the beginning of a clause
    ------------------------------------------------------------
    [English Word] so
    [Swahili Word] basi
    [Part of Speech] conjunction
    [Note] at the beginning of a clause
    ------------------------------------------------------------
    [English Word] so
    [Swahili Word] bassi
    [Part of Speech] conjunction
    [Note] at the beginning of a clause
    ------------------------------------------------------------
    [English Word] so
    [Swahili Word] hata
    [Part of Speech] conjunction
    [Swahili Example] tutasoma kitabu gani hata tujue maneno yenu?; hata akija
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    [English Word] So and So
    [Swahili Word] akina
    [Part of Speech] adjective
    [Derived Language] Arabic
    [English Example] that so and so Joseph hasn't yet arrived
    [Swahili Example] akina Yusefu hajafika bado
    ------------------------------------------------------------
    [English Word] so as to
    [Swahili Word] haddi
    [Part of Speech] conjunction
    ------------------------------------------------------------
    [English Word] so so
    [Swahili Word] hivi
    [Part of Speech] adverb
    ------------------------------------------------------------
    [English Word] so that
    [Swahili Word] haddi
    [Part of Speech] conjunction
    ------------------------------------------------------------
    [English Word] so that
    [Swahili Word] hata
    [Part of Speech] conjunction
    [Swahili Example] tutasoma kitabu gani hata tujue maneno yenu?; hata akija
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    [English Word] so that
    [Swahili Word] ili
    [Part of Speech] conjunction
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    [English Word] so that
    [Swahili Word] minajili
    [Part of Speech] preposition
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    English-Swahili dictionary > so

  • 76 surprise

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    [English Word] (expresses surprise)
    [Swahili Word] a
    [Part of Speech] interjection
    ------------------------------------------------------------
    [English Word] (expresses surprise)
    [Swahili Word] aa
    [Part of Speech] interjection
    ------------------------------------------------------------
    [English Word] (expresses surprise)
    [Swahili Word] ah
    [Part of Speech] interjection
    [Note] also: a, aa
    ------------------------------------------------------------
    [English Word] (interjection expressing surprise)
    [Swahili Word] kumbe
    [Part of Speech] pronoun
    [Swahili Example] kumbe ni yeye aliyevunja nyumba! [Rec]
    ------------------------------------------------------------
    [English Word] be surprised
    [Swahili Word] -ajabu
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [English Word] be surprised
    [Swahili Word] -simama dede
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [English Example] If you see him you'll be surprised (and so be unsteady on your feet).
    [Swahili Example] ukimwona utasimama dede [Ma]
    [Terminology] slang
    ------------------------------------------------------------
    [English Word] be surprised
    [Swahili Word] -gutuka
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Swahili Example] yule kijana aligutuka kama aliyezinduliwa katika utulivu wake [Sul]
    ------------------------------------------------------------
    [English Word] be surprised
    [Swahili Word] -kanganywa
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Class] passive
    [Derived Language] Swahili
    [Derived Word] -kanganya
    ------------------------------------------------------------
    [English Word] be surprised by oneself
    [Swahili Word] -jistaajabia
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Class] appl-refl
    [Swahili Example] Subira alijistaajabia kuwa aliweza kuzungumza na huyu mke [Sul]
    ------------------------------------------------------------
    [English Word] be taken by surprise
    [Swahili Word] -nyemelewa
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Derived Word] nyemelea V
    ------------------------------------------------------------
    [English Word] being caught by surprise
    [Swahili Word] fumanizi
    [Swahili Plural] fumanizi
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10
    ------------------------------------------------------------
    [English Word] exclamation of surprise
    [Swahili Word] do
    [Part of Speech] interjection
    [Swahili Example] Do! Do! Huyo aliyesuka mabutu chuma kweli kweli. [Ma]
    ------------------------------------------------------------
    [English Word] interj. of surprise.
    [Swahili Word] salala
    [Part of Speech] adjective
    [English Example] it is not good to express surprise on somebody
    [Swahili Example] Sivizuri kumpigia salala mtu
    ------------------------------------------------------------
    [English Word] surprise
    [Swahili Word] ajabu
    [Swahili Plural] ajabu
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10
    ------------------------------------------------------------
    [English Word] surprise
    [Swahili Word] butaa
    [Part of Speech] noun
    ------------------------------------------------------------
    [English Word] surprise
    [English Plural] surprises
    [Swahili Word] msangao
    [Swahili Plural] misangao
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 3/4
    ------------------------------------------------------------
    [English Word] surprise
    [English Plural] surprises
    [Swahili Word] mshangao
    [Swahili Plural] mishangao
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 3/4
    ------------------------------------------------------------
    [English Word] surprise
    [Swahili Word] mwujiza
    [Swahili Plural] miujiza
    [Part of Speech] noun
    ------------------------------------------------------------
    [English Word] surprise
    [English Plural] surprises
    [Swahili Word] mzungu
    [Swahili Plural] mizungu
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 3/4
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    [English Word] surprise
    [Swahili Word] -feli
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Swahili Example] Alimfeli alipokuwa anaoga.
    ------------------------------------------------------------
    [English Word] surprise
    [Swahili Word] -fuma
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Swahili Example] hata kama aliyekufuma ni mwanamke mwenzako [Moh]
    ------------------------------------------------------------
    [English Word] surprise
    [Swahili Word] -fumania
    [Part of Speech] verb
    ------------------------------------------------------------
    [English Word] surprise
    [Swahili Word] -ghairisha
    [Part of Speech] verb
    ------------------------------------------------------------
    [English Word] surprise
    [Swahili Word] -gundua
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Related Words] -gundulia, -gundulisha, -gunduza, -gunduka, -gunduana, -gunduliwa, -gundulika
    ------------------------------------------------------------
    [English Word] surprise
    [Swahili Word] -kanganya
    [Part of Speech] verb
    ------------------------------------------------------------
    [English Word] surprise
    [Swahili Word] -sangaza
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [English Example] (s)he surprised everybody for jumping through the window
    [Swahili Example] Alisangaza watu wote kwa kuruka kutoka dirishani
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    [English Word] surprise
    [Swahili Word] -shangaa
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [English Example] the children were surprised to see that the snake had eaten the mouse
    [Swahili Example] Watoto walishangaa kumwona nyoka anakula panya
    ------------------------------------------------------------
    [English Word] surprise
    [Swahili Word] -shangaza
    [Part of Speech] verb
    ------------------------------------------------------------
    [English Word] surprise
    [Swahili Word] -shtua
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Related Words] shtuko, mshtuko, mshtuo
    [English Example] the thief surprised her when he broke down the door
    [Swahili Example] mwizi alimshitua alipovunga mlango
    ------------------------------------------------------------
    [English Word] surprise
    [Swahili Word] -shtusha
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Class] causative
    [Derived Language] Swahili
    [Derived Word] -shtua
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    [English Word] surprise
    [Swahili Word] -stusha
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Class] causative
    [Derived Word] stua V
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    [English Word] take by surprise
    [Swahili Word] -fumania
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [English Word] take by surprise
    [Swahili Word] -nyemelea
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    English-Swahili dictionary > surprise

  • 77 the

    [English Word] the
    [Swahili Word] -le
    [Part of Speech] pronoun
    [English Example] the person; the children; the tree; the rivers; the car; the oranges; the book; the chairs; the website; the airplanes; the clan
    [Swahili Example] mtu yule; watoto wale; mti ule; mito ile; gari lile; machungwa yale; kitabu kile; viti vile; tovuti ile; ndege zile; ukoo ule
    [Note] Swahili does NOT use articles "the" and "a" in most circumstances. http://research.yale.edu/swahili/learn/?q=en/definite_and_indefinite_articles We recommend that you click here for a detailed explanation
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    English-Swahili dictionary > the

  • 78 they

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    [English Word] they
    [Swahili Word] wao
    [Part of Speech] pronoun
    ------------------------------------------------------------
    [English Word] they (class 10)
    [Swahili Word] zi
    [Part of Speech] verb subject
    ------------------------------------------------------------
    [English Word] they (class 4)
    [Swahili Word] i
    [Part of Speech] verb subject
    ------------------------------------------------------------
    [English Word] they (class 6)
    [Swahili Word] ya
    [Part of Speech] verb subject
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    [English Word] they (class 8)
    [Swahili Word] vi
    [Part of Speech] verb subject
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    [English Word] they (do) not
    [Swahili Word] hawa-
    [Part of Speech] verb subject
    [English Example] they do not try
    [Swahili Example] hawajaribu
    [Note] third person plural negative subject prefix
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    [English Word] they (do) not (class 10)
    [Swahili Word] hazi
    [Part of Speech] verb subject
    ------------------------------------------------------------
    [English Word] they (do) not (class 4)
    [Swahili Word] hai
    [Part of Speech] verb subject
    ------------------------------------------------------------
    [English Word] they (do) not (class 6)
    [Swahili Word] haya
    [Part of Speech] verb subject
    ------------------------------------------------------------
    [English Word] they (do) not (class 8)
    [Swahili Word] havi
    [Part of Speech] verb subject
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    [English Word] they (do) not (people or animals)
    [Swahili Word] hawa
    [Part of Speech] verb subject
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    [English Word] they (people or animals)
    [Swahili Word] wa
    [Part of Speech] verb subject
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    [English Word] they (people or animals) do
    [Swahili Word] wa
    [Part of Speech] verb subject
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    [English Word] They are the ones!
    [Swahili Word] ndio
    [Part of Speech] interjection
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    [English Word] they do (class 10)
    [Swahili Word] za
    [Part of Speech] verb subject
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    [English Word] they do (class 4, 6, 9)
    [Swahili Word] ya
    [Part of Speech] verb subject
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    [English Word] they do (class 8)
    [Swahili Word] vya
    [Part of Speech] verb subject
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    English-Swahili dictionary > they

  • 79 today

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    [English Word] today
    [Swahili Word] leo
    [Part of Speech] adverb
    [Swahili Example] ukoloni mambo leo [Rec]
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    [English Word] today
    [Swahili Word] hizi
    [Part of Speech] pronoun
    [Swahili Example] nyumba hizi; siku hizi; zizi hizi
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    English-Swahili dictionary > today

  • 80 way

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    [English Word] be in the way
    [Swahili Word] -kingama
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Class] stative
    [Derived Language] Swahili
    [Derived Word] -kinga
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    [English Word] find a way or a method
    [Swahili Word] -pata njia
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [English Word] in that way
    [Swahili Word] hivyo
    [Part of Speech] adjective
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    [English Word] in that way
    [Swahili Word] hivyohivyo
    [Part of Speech] adjective
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    [English Word] in this very way
    [Swahili Word] hivyo
    [Part of Speech] adverb
    [Swahili Example] vivyo hivyo
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    [English Word] in what way?
    [Swahili Word] jinsi gani?
    [Part of Speech] phrase
    [Derived Language] Arabic
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    [English Word] in what way?
    [Swahili Word] kwaje
    [Part of Speech] pronoun
    [Swahili Example] Inakuwaje?
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    [English Word] make a way
    [Swahili Word] -dopoa
    [Part of Speech] verb
    ------------------------------------------------------------
    [English Word] make way for
    [Swahili Word] -sabili
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [English Word] Make way!
    [Swahili Word] abadan
    [Part of Speech] interjection
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    [English Word] Make way!
    [Swahili Word] simile!
    [Part of Speech] interjection
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    [English Word] Make way!
    [Swahili Word] similla!
    [Part of Speech] interjection
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    [English Word] Make way!
    [Swahili Word] sumile!
    [Part of Speech] interjection
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    [English Word] put out of the way
    [Swahili Word] -towesha
    [Part of Speech] verb
    ------------------------------------------------------------
    [English Word] railway
    [Swahili Word] ndia ya reli
    [Swahili Plural] ndia
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10
    [Derived Word] ja
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    [English Word] show the way
    [Swahili Word] -ongoza
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [English Example] give a good turn to a conversation.
    [Swahili Example] ongoza maneno
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    [English Word] the way in which
    [Swahili Word] vilevile
    [Part of Speech] adverb
    [Derived Language] Swahili
    [Derived Word] -le
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    [English Word] the way things are
    [Swahili Word] mfumo
    [Swahili Plural] mifumo
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 3/4
    [Derived Language] Swahili
    [Derived Word] -fuma
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    [English Word] way
    [Swahili Word] jiha
    [Swahili Plural] jiha
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10
    [Derived Word] Arabic
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    [English Word] way
    [English Plural] ways
    [Swahili Word] jinsi
    [Swahili Plural] jinsi
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10
    [Derived Language] Arabic
    [Swahili Definition] namna
    [English Example] before explaining the history and other information about Tanzanians and the way in which our country was ruled...
    [Swahili Example] kabla ya kueleza historia na habari za Watanzania na jinsi nchi yetu ilivyotawaliwa... (Nsekela,"Masomo," 3).
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    [English Word] way
    [Swahili Word] kadiri
    [Swahili Plural] kadiri
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10
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    [English Word] way
    [Swahili Word] masafa
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 6
    [Derived Word] Arabic
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    [English Word] way
    [English Plural] ways
    [Swahili Word] namna
    [Swahili Plural] namna
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10
    [English Example] I don't like the way she sewed this shirt
    [Swahili Example] sipendi namna alivyoshona shati hili
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    [English Word] way
    [Swahili Word] ndia
    [Swahili Plural] ndia
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10
    [Derived Word] ja
    [English Example] railway track
    [Swahili Example] njia ya railway
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    [English Word] way
    [Swahili Word] njia
    [Swahili Plural] njia
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10
    [Derived Word] ja
    [English Example] Use all ways to get him out of jail.
    [Swahili Example] tumia njia zote uwezavyo umtoe jelani
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    [English Word] way
    [Swahili Word] usita
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Note] rare
    ------------------------------------------------------------
    [English Word] way
    [English Plural] ways
    [Swahili Word] taratibu
    [Swahili Plural] taratibu
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10
    [Derived Language] Arabic
    [Related Words] -ratibu, ratiba
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    [English Word] way of doing something
    [English Plural] ways of doing things
    [Swahili Word] mtindo
    [Swahili Plural] mitindo
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 3/4
    [English Example] The answer to all of these issues is to use new ways to compose questions; The way to do things today, is for people to do them together as equals.
    [Swahili Example] Jawabu kwa mambo yote hayo ni kutumia mitindo mipya ya kutunga maswali [Masomo 189]; Mtindo wa siku hizi, watu ni bega kwa bega [Amana, Masomo 405]
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    [English Word] way of life
    [English Plural] ways of life
    [Swahili Word] kikao
    [Swahili Plural] vikao
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 7/8
    [Derived Language] Swahili
    [Derived Word] -kaa
    [English Example] live in a good way
    [Swahili Example] kaa kwa kikao chema
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    [English Word] way out
    [English Plural] ways out
    [Swahili Word] budi
    [Swahili Plural] budi
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10
    [Derived Language] Arabic
    [Note] usually used in negative constructions
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    English-Swahili dictionary > way

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