Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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/ta'raji/
English: To hope, expect.
Wote wanataraji amani baada ya uchaguzi.
Everyone hopes for peace after the election.
/tara'jia/
English: To hope, anticipate.
Tunatarajia matokeo mazuri kutoka kwa wanafunzi.
We anticipate good results from the students.
/tara'jio/
English: Expectation.
Tarajio la mafanikio lilikuwa kubwa.
The expectation for success was high.
/tara'jota/
English: A type of small computer that can be carried in the hand, generally without a keyboard; a handheld computer.
Alinunua tarajota mpya kwa kazi za ofisini.
He bought a new handheld computer for office work.
/ta'raju/
English: A device used to measure the weight of objects; scales, balance.
Taraju hutumika kupima uzito wa bidhaa sokoni.
Scales are used to measure the weight of goods in the market.
/tara'jwa/
English: To be expected to do something.
Yeye ndiye anayetarajwa kuongoza timu.
He is the one expected to lead the team.
/tara'kanya/
English: 1. To mix up or cause confusion in a conversation; to complicate matters. 2. To speak quickly and mix up words in an incomprehensible way. 3. To throw things around, especially when searching for something.
Alitarakanya vitu vyote akitafuta funguo.
He threw everything around while searching for the keys.
/tara'katiti/
English: A small, flip-over computer; a tablet computer.
Watoto wanatumia tarakatiti kujifunzia shuleni.
Children use tablet computers for learning at school.
/tara'kibu/
English: Composition, structure.
Tarakibu ya mashairi haya ni ya kuvutia.
The composition of these poems is impressive.
/tara'kiki/
English: Slender; thin; not thick.
Ana mwili tarakiki kama mwanamitindo.
She has a slender body like a model.
/tara'kilisha/
English: To computerize; to make a system or operation dependent on the use of computers.
Serikali inatarakilisha huduma zote za umma.
The government is computerizing all public services.
/tara'kilishi/
English: Computer.
Tarakilishi zimekuwa muhimu katika maisha ya kila siku.
Computers have become essential in daily life.
/tara'kimu/
English: 1. A numerical symbol that shows a quantity. 2. A number.
Namba hizi zina tarakimu nne.
These numbers have four digits.
/ta'rana/
English: The sound of singing as it is heard.
Tarana ya wimbo huo ilisikika mbali.
The sound of that song could be heard from afar.
/tara'namu/
English: 1. To sing. 2. To follow the words or tune of a song; to recite a song.
Waliendelea kutaranamu nyimbo za dini usiku kucha.
They continued singing religious songs all night long.
/ta'range/
English: A type of large freshwater fish with a long, eel-like shape.
Wavuvi walipata samaki wakubwa wa aina ya tarange.
The fishermen caught large freshwater fish called tarange.
/ta'ranya/
English: 1. To confuse matters; to complicate. 2. To spoil.
Usitaranye mipango yetu kwa maamuzi ya haraka.
Don't complicate our plans with hasty decisions.
/ta'rare/
English: A weed; a plant that grows in a farm without being planted.
Shamba limejaa tarare nyingi baada ya mvua.
The field is full of weeds after the rain.
/tara'rika/
English: 1. To wander; to go here and there restlessly. 2. To jump about.
Mtoto alikuwa akitararika uwanjani kwa furaha.
The child was jumping around in the yard joyfully.
/ta'rasa/
English: A shield; a device used for protection during fights.
Askari walijikinga kwa tarasa wakati wa mapigano.
The soldiers protected themselves with shields during the fight.
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