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Found 661 word(s) starting with "G"

Gurusa¹

gu-ru-sa

English: Refuse to accept something without reason

Example (Swahili):

Aligurusa¹ mwalimu bila sababu.

Example (English):

He refused the teacher without reason.

Gurusa²

gu-ru-sa

English: Bread made of wheat and maize flour

Example (Swahili):

Walipika gurusa² ya ngano na mahindi.

Example (English):

They baked bread made from wheat and maize.

Guruta

gu-ru-ta

English: Press sugarcane or iron clothes

Example (Swahili):

Aliguruta miwa shambani.

Example (English):

He pressed sugarcane on the farm.

Guruto¹

gu-ru-to

English: Machine for pressing sugarcane

Example (Swahili):

Guruto¹ liliharibika na kushindwa kukamua miwa.

Example (English):

The sugarcane press machine broke down.

Guruto²

gu-ru-to

English: Machine for ironing clothes

Example (Swahili):

Walinunua guruto² jipya kwa duka la vifaa.

Example (English):

They bought a new ironing machine from the shop.

Gusa

gu-sa

English: Touch; hold; affect

Example (Swahili):

Usiguse waya wa umeme.

Example (English):

Don't touch the electric wire.

Gusagusa

gu-sa-gu-sa

English: Touch repeatedly; tap

Example (Swahili):

Mtoto aligusagusa simu kila mara.

Example (English):

The child kept tapping the phone.

Gusana

gu-sa-na

English: Things very close to each other

Example (Swahili):

Nyumba zimegusana bila nafasi kati.

Example (English):

The houses are so close together without space.

Gusia

gu-si-a

English: Mention briefly

Example (Swahili):

Aligusua tatizo kwa ufupi kwenye hotuba.

Example (English):

He mentioned the problem briefly in the speech.

Gusu

gu-su

English: Refuse; decline; reject

Example (Swahili):

Aligusu msaada uliotolewa.

Example (English):

He refused the help offered.

Guswa

gu-swa

English: Affected; struck; touched negatively

Example (Swahili):

Aliguswa na maneno ya matusi.

Example (English):

He was affected by the insulting words.

Guta¹

gu-ta

English: Shout loudly; cry out in pain

Example (Swahili):

Aliendelea kuguta¹ kwa maumivu makali.

Example (English):

He kept crying out loudly in pain.

Guta²

gu-ta

English: Dig horns into the ground like a bull

Example (Swahili):

Fahali aliguta² kwa hasira.

Example (English):

The bull dug its horns into the ground angrily.

Guta³

gu-ta

English: Three-wheeled bicycle

Example (Swahili):

Mtoto alipata zawadi ya guta³.

Example (English):

The child received a tricycle as a gift.

Gutha

guth-a

English: Call someone loudly

Example (Swahili):

Alimgutha jirani yake kutoka mbali.

Example (English):

He called his neighbor loudly from afar.

Gutu¹

gu-tu

English: Stump; leftover piece after cutting

Example (Swahili):

Shamba limejaa magutu¹ ya miti.

Example (English):

The farm is full of tree stumps.

Gutu²

gu-tu

English: Cut off; remaining part

Example (Swahili):

Alibaki na mkono wa gutu² baada ya ajali.

Example (English):

He was left with a cut-off arm after the accident.

Gutua¹

gu-tu-a

English: Shock; surprise; frighten

Example (Swahili):

Habari hiyo ilimgutua¹ sana.

Example (English):

That news shocked him greatly.

Gutua²

gu-tu-a

English: Start an engine

Example (Swahili):

Dereva aligutua² gari mapema asubuhi.

Example (English):

The driver started the car early in the morning.

Gutuka

gu-tu-ka

English: Wake up suddenly; get startled

Example (Swahili):

Aligutuka kwa ndoto mbaya.

Example (English):

He woke up suddenly from a bad dream.

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