Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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on-ge-zo
English: An addition; an increase
Kitabu hiki kinaongezo la sura mpya
This book has an addition of a new chapter
on-go-a
English: To lull; to soothe with a song; to calm a child by singing
Mama alimongoa mtoto hadi akalala
The mother soothed the baby to sleep by singing
on-go-a
English: To guide someone on the right path; to lead morally
Mzee alimongoa kijana kwa busara
The elder guided the young man with wisdom
on-go-a
English: 1. To mold pots. 2. To repair something made of clay. 3. To reduce the thickness of a clay pot during molding
Fundi aliendelea kuongoa chungu
The craftsman continued molding the pot
on-go
English: A fault; a defect; a shortcoming
Kila mtu ana ongo lake
Everyone has their shortcomings
on-go
English: Body dirt; filth on the skin
Osha mwili ili kuondoa ongo
Wash your body to remove dirt
on-go
English: Extreme cold
Tulikumbwa na ongo usiku kucha
We were struck by extreme cold all night
on-go-ka
English: 1. To reform; to become well-behaved. 2. To turn out better than expected
Aliongoka na kuacha tabia mbaya
He reformed and left his bad habits
on-gon-ga
English: 1. To feel nauseous. 2. To be fed up with someone
Aliongonga baada ya kula chakula kilichoharibika
He felt nauseous after eating spoiled food
on-go-pa
English: To lie; to deceive
Hupendi kuongopa watu
You should not lie to people
on-go-pe-a
English: To tell lies; to say untrue things to someone
Alimpongepea rafiki yake
He lied to his friend
on-go-sha
English: To guide well; to direct properly; to manage well
Kiongozi aliweza kuongosha mjadala
The leader was able to manage the discussion
on-go-ya
English: 1. To walk slowly or carefully. 2. To sway; to move unsteadily
Aliongoya kwa mwendo wa tahadhari
He walked slowly with caution
on-go-za
English: 1. To lead. 2. To direct someone. 3. To manage an organization. 4. To steer something
Kiongozi aliongoza mkutano
The leader led the meeting
on-go-za-na
English: 1. To go together; to accompany. 2. To advise each other
Wanafunzi waliongozana kwenda shuleni
The students accompanied each other to school
on-ja
English: 1. To taste something to know its flavor. 2. To try; to test
Onja supu kabla ya kuitoa jikoni
Taste the soup before removing it from the stove
on-je-sha
English: 1. To let someone taste something. 2. To let someone experience something
Mama alimwonesha mtoto chakula kipya
The mother let the child taste the new food
o-nya
English: 1. To warn; to alert someone of danger. 2. To advise; to guide
Mwalimu alionya wanafunzi wasicheze karibu na barabara
The teacher warned the students not to play near the road
o-nye-ka
English: To be receptive to advice; to be corrigible
Mtoto huyu anaonyeka vizuri
This child listens well to advice
o-nye-sha
English: 1. To show; to cause to see. 2. To guide; to direct
Mwalimu aliwaonyesha wanafunzi mfano wa hesabu
The teacher showed the students a math example
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