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jichetua

ji-che-tu-a

English: 1. Pretend madness; act deaf. 2. Pretend ignorance

Example (Swahili):

Alijichetua alipoulizwa swali gumu

Example (English):

He pretended ignorance when asked a hard question

jicho¹

ji-cho

English: Eye; organ of sight

Example (Swahili):

Jicho lake la kulia linauma

Example (English):

His right eye is hurting

jicho²

ji-cho

English: Water spring

Example (Swahili):

Kijiji kina jicho la maji karibu na mto

Example (English):

The village has a water spring near the river

jichobaya

ji-cho-ba-ya

English: Envy; jealousy

Example (Swahili):

Jichobaya linaweza kuharibu urafiki

Example (English):

Jealousy can ruin friendship

jichora

ji-cho-ra

English: 1. Draw a picture. 2. Tattoo or mark the skin

Example (Swahili):

Alijichora alama mkononi

Example (English):

He tattooed a mark on his hand

jichua

ji-chu-a

English: 1. Masturbate. 2. Massage the body

Example (Swahili):

Alijichua kuondoa uchovu

Example (English):

He massaged himself to remove fatigue

jichukulia

ji-chu-ku-lia

English: See jinyakulia (take for yourself)

Example (Swahili):

Alijichukulia mali ya familia

Example (English):

He took the family property for himself

jichumia

ji-chu-mia

English: 1. Earn wealth or money for yourself. 2. Gain money through your effort

Example (Swahili):

Amejichumia mali kwa bidii yake

Example (English):

He has earned wealth through his effort

jichungua

ji-chun-gua

English: 1. Examine your behavior or style. 2. Check your body

Example (Swahili):

Alijichungua kwenye kioo

Example (English):

He examined himself in the mirror

jichunguza

ji-chun-gu-za

English: See jichungua

Example (Swahili):

Ni vizuri kujichunguza mara kwa mara

Example (English):

It is good to examine yourself from time to time

jidaba

ji-da-ba

English: Show off; boast of superiority

Example (Swahili):

Alijidaba mbele ya wenzake

Example (English):

He boasted in front of his peers

jidai

ji-dai

English: 1. Pretend; fake. 2. Boast; brag

Example (Swahili):

Alijidai kuwa tajiri

Example (English):

He pretended to be rich

jidamka

ji-dam-ka

English: Wake up early

Example (Swahili):

Alijidamka alfajiri kwenda shambani

Example (English):

He woke up early to go to the farm

jidanganya

ji-dan-gan-ya

English: Deceive yourself; satisfy yourself with untruths

Example (Swahili):

Alijidanganya kuwa kila kitu kiko sawa

Example (English):

He deceived himself that everything was fine

jidesa

ji-de-sa

English: Show off; boast

Example (Swahili):

Alijidesa kwa urembo wake

Example (English):

She showed off her beauty

jidhabithi

ji-dha-bi-thi

English: Be confident; strongly believe in your ability

Example (Swahili):

Alijidhabithi kuwa ataweza kushinda

Example (English):

He was confident he could win

jidhalilisha

ji-dha-li-li-sha

English: 1. Humiliate yourself before someone. 2. Degrade yourself

Example (Swahili):

Alijidhalilisha kwa kuomba mbele ya wote

Example (English):

He humiliated himself by begging in front of everyone

jidhamini

ji-dha-mi-ni

English: Bail; give money or property to release someone from custody

Example (Swahili):

Rafiki yake alijidhamini kwa mali yake

Example (English):

His friend bailed him out with his property

jidhibiti

ji-dhi-bi-ti

English: Restrain yourself; avoid bad influences

Example (Swahili):

Alijidhibiti asikunywe pombe

Example (English):

He restrained himself from drinking alcohol

jidhihaki

ji-dhi-ha-ki

English: 1. Make fun of yourself. 2. Laugh at your own actions

Example (Swahili):

Alijidhihaki baada ya kuanguka

Example (English):

He laughed at himself after falling

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