Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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de-re-re-ka
English: Work carelessly
Aliderereka kazini na kufukuzwa
He worked carelessly at the job and was fired
de-re-re-ka
English: Flow or drip as a liquid
Maji yaliderereka ukutani
Water dripped down the wall
de-re-re-ko
English: The habit of working carelessly
Uzembe na derereko vilimwangamiza
Laziness and carelessness ruined him
de-re-va
English: A person who drives a car; driver
Dereva aliendesha basi hadi Morogoro
The driver drove the bus to Morogoro
de-ri
English: 1. A place where milk is sold. 2. A milk factory
Alinunua maziwa kwenye deri la kijiji
He bought milk at the village dairy
de-sa
English: Show off; be boastful
Kijana alidesa baada ya kushinda mashindano
The boy showed off after winning the competition
de-sa
English: Copy someone's ideas without credit
Mwanafunzi alidesa mawazo ya mwenzake
The student copied his friend's ideas
de-sa
English: Make someone desire something
Harufu ya chakula ilimdesa kula mara moja
The smell of food made him crave to eat immediately
de-sa
English: Texts that have been consumed/used
Walitumia desa zilizokwishaandikwa
They used already prepared texts
de-sa
English: Articles copied with references
Makala haya ni desa kutoka vitabu vya zamani
These articles are copied from old books
de-sem-ba
English: The twelfth month of the year; December
Sikukuu ya Krismasi husherehekewa mwezi wa Desemba
Christmas is celebrated in December
de-si-ma-li
English: One-tenth; a decimal
Alieleza namba kwa mfumo wa desimali
He explained the number in decimal form
de-si-mi-ta
English: A unit of length equal to 10 centimeters
Urefu wa meza ni desimita tano
The table's length is five decimeters
des-ki
English: Desk
Watoto walikaa kwenye deski zao darasani
The children sat at their desks in class
des-te
English: A container used for serving halua
Halua iliwekwa kwenye deste kubwa
The halva was placed in a large container
de-stu-ri
English: Customs or traditions of society
Desturi za kabila lao ni kuheshimu wazee
The customs of their tribe are to respect elders
de-stu-ri
English: A wooden beam used to tie a sail
Wavuvi walifunga tanga kwa kutumia desturi
The fishermen tied the sail using a beam
de-te
English: A person who often dozes off
Dete alilala hata wakati wa mkutano
The dozer slept even during the meeting
de-te
English: See detepwani
Dete huyu anajulikana pia kama detepwani
This dozer is also known as detepwani
de-te-pwa-ni
English: A type of fish diver
Detepwani walionekana wakizamia dagaa
The fish divers were seen diving for sardines
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