Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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/te'bweɾe/
English: An exclamation emphasizing softness.
"Tebwere!" alitamka akishika blanketi laini.
"So soft!" he exclaimed as he touched the blanket.
/tebwe'reka/
English: To be soft; to become tender or less firm.
Mkate umeanza tebwereka baada ya kubaki nje siku nzima.
The bread has become soft after being left out all day.
/tebwe'reka/
English: 1. To be weak; to lose strength. 2. To lack motivation or energy.
Mwili wake ulitebwereka kutokana na njaa.
His body weakened due to hunger.
/tebwe'reʃa/
English: To make soft; to weaken something or someone.
Alitebweresha unga kwa maji mengi.
She softened the flour by adding too much water.
/tefu'tefu/
English: (Of food) Soft, light, or tender.
Keki hii ni tefutefu na tamu.
This cake is soft and sweet.
/tefu'tefu/
English: (Of people) Gentle, not strict or severe.
Ni baba tefutefu anayependa watoto wake.
He is a gentle father who loves his children.
/'tega/
English: 1. To set a trap for catching animals. 2. To bewitch or set up a trick. 3. To hinder someone's progress.
Alitega panya jikoni.
He set a trap for rats in the kitchen.
/'tega/
English: An exclamation used when posing or solving a riddle.
"Tega!" alisema kabla ya kitendawili.
"Guess!" he said before telling the riddle.
/te'gea/
English: 1. To shirk work; to avoid tasks. 2. To delay beginning work.
Usitegee majukumu yako ofisini.
Don't neglect your duties at work.
/te'gea/
English: To place an obstacle in someone's path; to trip or block.
Alimtegea rafiki yake na kumwangusha.
He tripped his friend and made him fall.
/tege'mea/
English: To rely on; to depend on; to expect.
Tunategemea mvua kunyesha wiki hii.
We expect rain this week.
/tege'meo/
English: Hope or expectation; source of support.
Yeye ni tegemeo la familia yake.
He is the family's main source of support.
/tege'mevu/
English: Reliable; dependable; trustworthy.
Ni mfanyakazi tegemevu na mwaminifu.
He is a dependable and honest worker.
/tege'mezi/
English: (Adjective) Dependent on something or someone else.
Nchi nyingi zinabaki tegemezi kwa misaada.
Many countries remain dependent on aid.
/tege'mezi/
English: (Noun) A dependent person who relies on others for livelihood.
Watoto wadogo ni tegemezi kwa wazazi wao.
Young children are dependent on their parents.
/tege'ʃa/
English: To prepare or set something as a trap.
Mwindaji alitegesha mtego wa wanyama porini.
The hunter set a trap for wild animals.
/'tego/
English: A piece of wood used by a circumciser during the ritual.
Tego lilitumika wakati wa tohara.
The wooden piece was used during circumcision.
/'tego/
English: 1. A form of protection charm. 2. A traditional device to protect a woman's chastity.
Wazee wa jadi walitumia tego kama kinga ya heshima.
Traditional elders used the charm as a symbol of chastity.
/'tego/
English: A venereal disease.
Wanaume walionywa kuhusu maradhi ya tego.
Men were warned about venereal diseases.
/'tego/
English: A swamp or marshy area.
Walipotea kwenye tego lenye matope mazito.
They got lost in a muddy swamp.
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