Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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ga-na
English: One hundred
Alitoa pesa gana¹ kwa mchango.
He contributed one hundred shillings.
ga-na
English: Rolled tobacco
Wazee walivuta gana² wakiwa kijijini.
The elders smoked rolled tobacco in the village.
ga-na
English: To narrate stories or pose riddles
Bibi yake alipenda kugana³ hadithi kila usiku.
His grandmother loved narrating stories every night.
gan-da
English: Outer covering of a plant or fruit
Alitoa ganda¹ la ndizi kabla ya kula.
He removed the banana peel before eating.
gan-da
English: To stick; to hold firmly
Udongo ulianza kuganda² baada ya mvua.
The soil began to stick after the rain.
gan-da
English: To remain behind
Aliganda³ nyuma ya wenzake.
He lagged behind his friends.
gan-da
English: To harden like a rock
Damu iliganda⁴ kwenye jeraha.
The blood hardened like a rock on the wound.
gan-da
English: A number with no value (zero)
Aliongeza sifuri, lakini ganda⁵ halikuathiri hesabu.
He added zero, but it did not affect the calculation.
gan-da
English: A system ceases to function
Kompyuta iliganda⁶ ghafla.
The computer suddenly froze.
gan-da-lo
English: Wooden handcuffs
Wahalifu waliwekwa gandalo mikononi.
The criminals were bound with wooden cuffs.
gan-da-ma
English: To stick; to follow someone everywhere
Kijana alimwandama mwalimu wake kama kivuli.
The boy followed his teacher like a shadow.
gan-da-ma-na
English: To cling together; to be united
Kamba zilianza kugandamana baada ya mvua.
The ropes began to cling together after the rain.
gan-da-mi-a
English: To interfere; to involve in what doesn't concern you
Usijaribu kugandamia mambo ya watu.
Don't interfere in other people's affairs.
gan-da-mi-za
English: To compress; to press together
Waliweka mazao wakayagandamiza¹ kwenye gunia.
They compressed the harvest into a sack.
gan-da-mi-za
English: To oppress; to rule harshly
Utawala wa kifalme uliwagandamiza² watu maskini.
The monarchy oppressed the poor people.
gan-di
English: A type of light cloth sheet
Walilala juu ya gandi¹ wakati wa kiangazi.
They slept on a light sheet during the hot season.
gan-di
English: A small household knife
Alitumia gandi² kukata matunda.
She used a small knife to cut fruits.
gan-di-sha
English: To freeze something; to make hard
Maji yaligandishwa¹ kwenye friji.
The water was frozen in the fridge.
gan-di-sha
English: To make something stick together
Waligandisha² udongo kwa kutumia maji.
They made the soil stick together with water.
gan-di-sha
English: To make someone wait
Aliwagandisha³ wageni mlangoni.
He kept the guests waiting at the door.
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