Kamusi ya Kiswahili

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Found 174 word(s) starting with "O"

on-do-ke-a

English: 1. To have good behavior. 2. To recover from illness. 3. (In narratives) It is said…

Example (Swahili):

Yeye ameondokea mtu mwema

Example (English):

He has turned out to be a good person

on-do-ke-a

English: To travel from a place

Example (Swahili):

Walisafiri na kuondokea nyumbani asubuhi

Example (English):

They traveled and left home in the morning

on-do-ke-o

English: The starting point of a journey

Example (Swahili):

Safari yetu ilianza kwenye ondokeo la stesheni

Example (English):

Our journey began at the station's starting point

on-do-ke-o

English: Progress or success in life or work

Example (Swahili):

Ameonyesha ondokeo kubwa kazini kwake

Example (English):

He has shown great progress in his work

on-do-le-a

English: 1. To remove something on behalf of someone using a tool. 2. To save someone from something. 3. To relieve someone of a condition (e.g., worry)

Example (Swahili):

Alimondolea rafiki yake mzigo

Example (English):

He removed the burden from his friend

on-do-le-o

English: (Religious) State of forgiveness

Example (Swahili):

Waliomba ondoleo la dhambi zao

Example (English):

They prayed for forgiveness of their sins

on-do-le-o

English: The act of removing or transferring something from one place to another

Example (Swahili):

Ondoleo la vikwazo liliwasaidia kibiashara

Example (English):

The removal of sanctions helped them in trade

on-do-sha

English: To remove something or someone from a place

Example (Swahili):

Waliondosha gari lililoharibika barabarani

Example (English):

They removed the broken car from the road

o-ne-a

English: To oppress; to torment; to treat someone cruelly

Example (Swahili):

Hawaonei watoto wadogo

Example (English):

They do not oppress little children

o-ne-ka-na

English: 1. To be clear; to be evident. 2. To show signs of something about to happen

Example (Swahili):

Tatizo linaonekana wazi sasa

Example (English):

The problem is clear now

o-ne-le-a

English: To have an opinion about something; to suggest or advise

Example (Swahili):

Nimeonelea tufanye kazi kwa pamoja

Example (English):

I think we should work together

o-ne-sha

English: To show; to demonstrate

Example (Swahili):

Alionesha cheti cha shule

Example (English):

He showed the school certificate

o-ne-sho

English: A show; an exhibition

Example (Swahili):

Wanafunzi waliandaa onesho la muziki

Example (English):

The students prepared a music show

o-ne-sho

English: A scene in a play that tells a complete story

Example (Swahili):

Onesho la mwisho lilihuzunisha watazamaji

Example (English):

The last scene saddened the audience

on-ge-a

English: To converse; to talk

Example (Swahili):

Tuliongea kuhusu mipango ya baadaye

Example (English):

We talked about future plans

on-ge-le-a

English: To discuss a specific topic

Example (Swahili):

Waliongelea tatizo la maji kijijini

Example (English):

They discussed the water problem in the village

on-ge-za

English: 1. To increase; to make more. 2. To add something

Example (Swahili):

Ongeza chumvi kidogo kwenye chakula

Example (English):

Add a little salt to the food

on-ge-ze-a

English: To increase something; to make a situation worse

Example (Swahili):

Aliongezea sukari kwenye chai

Example (English):

He added more sugar to the tea

on-ge-ze-ka

English: To increase; to become more than before

Example (Swahili):

Bei za vyakula zimeongezeka

Example (English):

Food prices have increased

on-ge-ze-ko

English: An increase; an addition

Example (Swahili):

Kumekuwa na ongezeko la idadi ya wanafunzi

Example (English):

There has been an increase in the number of students

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