Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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/'tenda/
English: Auction.
Bidhaa ziliuzwa kwa tenda ya wazi.
The goods were sold through an open auction.
/ten'daji/
English: Capable, skillful, clever.
Kiongozi tendaji hupenda vitendo kuliko maneno.
A competent leader values actions more than words.
/'tende/
English: A type of fruit (date) which is brown, sweet, and has a hard seed.
Walila tende wakati wa kufuturu.
They ate dates when breaking the fast.
/'tende/
English: A disease (elephantiasis) transmitted by mosquitoes causing leg swelling.
Mgonjwa aliumwa na tende kwenye mguu.
The patient suffered from elephantiasis on the leg.
/tendeguu/
English: Bedpost; bed leg.
Alisafisha tendegu la kitanda.
She cleaned the bedpost.
/ten'deka/
English: To happen; to occur; to be feasible.
Ajali hiyo ilitendeka alfajiri.
The accident occurred at dawn.
/tendeke'za/
English: To indulge someone; to agree to what someone wants even if it's not good.
Usimtendekeze mtoto kila anachotaka.
Don't indulge the child in everything they want.
/tende'sa/
English: To go beyond the limit; to exceed.
Usitendese mipaka ya sheria.
Do not go beyond the limits of the law.
/ten'deti/
English: A small donut made from wheat or rice, coated with sugar and coconut milk.
Tulila tendeti na chai asubuhi.
We ate small donuts with tea in the morning.
/'tendo/
English: An action; a deed.
Kila tendo lina matokeo yake.
Every action has its consequence.
/'tendo/
English: An act (in a play or drama).
Watazamaji walifurahia tendo la kwanza.
The audience enjoyed the first act.
/'tendwa/
English: 1. A cure or remedy. 2. Atonement; sacrifice.
Walitoa tendwa ili kuondoa ugonjwa.
They offered a sacrifice to cure the illness.
/te'nei/
English: See kitenei.
Tenei hilo linapatikana shuleni.
That kitenei is found at school.
/te'nga/
English: 1. To separate or set aside. 2. To distinguish.
Alitenga vyakula vya watoto tofauti.
He separated the children's food.
/'tenga/
English: A basket made from reeds for carrying fruit.
Alibeba tende kwenye tenga.
He carried dates in a basket.
/'tenga/
English: A flat fish with a long tail.
Tenga hupatikana katika maji ya chumvi.
The tenga fish is found in saltwater.
/'tenga/
English: A trap shaped like a large box for trapping animals or birds.
Wawindaji waliweka tenga msituni.
The hunters set a trap in the forest.
/tenga'na/
English: 1. To separate or divorce. 2. To be apart.
Wameachana na kutengana miezi mitatu sasa.
They have been apart for three months now.
/tengani'sha/
English: 1. To separate things; to sort. 2. To split.
Tenganisha mawe na mchanga kabla ya kupika.
Separate the stones from the sand before cooking.
/tenge'a/
English: To set something aside for someone else; to save for someone not present.
Nilitengea kaka yangu chakula.
I set aside food for my brother.
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