Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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/ta'tai/
English: A person who uses cunning or tricks to achieve their goals.
Wajanja tatai hutumia ujanja wao kupata faida.
Clever tricksters use their cunning to gain advantage.
/ta'tana/
English: To be perplexed; to be at a loss; to be confused.
Alitatana baada ya kupoteza simu yake.
He was confused after losing his phone.
/tata'niʃa/
English: To make something difficult to understand; to confuse or complicate.
Maelezo yako yamenitatanisha kabisa.
Your explanation has completely confused me.
/tata'niʃo/
English: A problem; something difficult to understand or solve.
Hili ni tatanisho linalohitaji uvumilivu.
This is a puzzle that requires patience.
/tata'nua/
English: To widen or expand something that is tight or narrow.
Fundi alitatanua pete ili iweze kuvalika.
The jeweler widened the ring so it could fit.
/tata'rika/
English: 1. To make a cracking or popping sound. 2. To rant angrily or speak quickly.
Alianza kutatarika kwa hasira mbele ya kila mtu.
He began ranting angrily in front of everyone.
/tata'rika/
English: 1. To disappear suddenly or mysteriously. 2. To be confused and agitated.
Paka alitatarika na kutoweka ghafla.
The cat suddenly vanished without a trace.
/tata'riʃa/
English: To shoo or scare away an animal or bird.
Alitatarisha kuku waliokuwa bustanini.
He scared away the chickens from the garden.
/tata'riʃa/
English: To remove or drive something away completely.
Walitatarisha panya wote jikoni.
They drove all the rats out of the kitchen.
/tata'sika/
English: 1. To make a popping or crackling sound (e.g., of roasting maize). 2. To make a snapping noise.
Mahindi yalianza kutatasika motoni.
The corn started popping on the fire.
/ta'tata/
English: To make a crackling or popping sound, like roasting nuts.
Njugu zinatatata kwenye kikaango.
The groundnuts are popping in the pan.
/ta'tata/
English: 1. The sound of soldiers' boots when marching. 2. The sound of swords clashing.
Sauti ya tatata ilisikika kutoka kambini.
The sound of marching boots was heard from the camp.
/tata'uʃa/
English: To make a gap wider; to enlarge an opening.
Walitatausha mlango ili gari lipite.
They widened the gate so the car could pass.
/tathi'biri/
English: To prepare for something that is about to happen.
Kampuni inatathibiri uzinduzi wa bidhaa mpya.
The company is preparing for the launch of a new product.
/tathi'biri/
English: A style or procedure for doing something.
Walifuata tathibiri maalum ya kazi hiyo.
They followed a specific procedure for that task.
/tath'mina/
English: A poetic meter in which each verse has only one line.
Mashairi haya yametungwa kwa mpangilio wa tathmina.
These poems are composed in the single-line meter.
/tath'mini/
English: To evaluate or assess the value or quality of something.
Tunapaswa kutathmini kazi kila mwisho wa mwezi.
We should evaluate the work at the end of each month.
/tath'mini/
English: The act of evaluation or assessment.
Tathmini ya mradi ilifanywa na wataalamu.
The project evaluation was conducted by experts.
/tath'mini/
English: A poetic meter where each verse has two lines.
Wanafunzi walijifunza shairi la tathmini.
The students learned a two-line stanza poem.
/ta'tia/
English: To multiply by three; to triple.
Tatia thamani hiyo mara tatu.
Multiply that value by three.
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