Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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/tenge'a/
English: To be in good condition; to be straight; to be perfect.
Mstari huu umetengea vizuri.
This line is perfectly straight.
/'tenge/
English: A state of chaos; commotion; uproar.
Tenge kubwa lilitokea baada ya mchezo.
Great chaos erupted after the game.
/'tenge/
English: In a bad state; crooked; bent; not straight.
Mti huu ni tenge na haukui sawa.
This tree is crooked and doesn't grow straight.
/'tenge/
English: A bent part of something.
Alirekebisha tenge la bomba.
He fixed the bent part of the pipe.
/'tenge/
English: The total number of employees in a company according to their years of service.
Kampuni ina tenge la wafanyakazi 200.
The company has a total of 200 employees.
/'tenge/
English: Separated or apart from others.
Alikaa tenge bila kuzungumza na mtu yeyote.
He sat apart without talking to anyone.
/tengene'a/
English: 1. To be in good condition; to be well arranged. 2. To progress well.
Mambo yanatengenea vizuri sasa.
Things are going well now.
/tengene'za/
English: 1. To repair; to fix. 2. To make something using tools; to manufacture.
Fundi anatengeneza kiti kipya.
The carpenter is making a new chair.
/tengene'zo/
English: 1. The act of repairing or fixing. 2. Manufacturing; repair work.
Gari liko kwenye matengenezo.
The car is under repair.
/'tengo/
English: An outrigger (for a boat).
Wavuvi walitumia tengo kudhibiti mashua yao baharini.
The fishermen used an outrigger to stabilize their boat at sea.
/'tengo/
English: A committee appointed to oversee a certain activity; a panel.
Tengo maalum liliundwa kuchunguza tatizo hilo.
A special committee was formed to investigate the issue.
/'tengo/
English: A place; a specific location.
Alipoteza simu yake kwenye tengo la kazi.
He lost his phone at his workplace.
/ten'gua/
English: To dislodge something from its place; to separate.
Alitengua kiti kutoka ukutani.
He dislodged the chair from the wall.
/ten'gua/
English: To remove with force; to knock down with a stick or stone.
Alitengua tunda kutoka kwenye mti.
He knocked the fruit off the tree.
/ten'gua/
English: To break or annul an existing contract or agreement; to cancel.
Walitengua mkataba wa awali.
They canceled the previous contract.
/ten'gua/
English: To make something that was leaning straighten up.
Alitengua nguzo iliyokuwa imeinama.
He straightened up the leaning post.
/'tenisi/
English: 1. A game played by hitting a small ball with a racket over a net. 2. The ball for this game; tennis.
Tunacheza tenisi kila wikendi.
We play tennis every weekend.
/'tenka/
English: A large vehicle for transporting goods; truck, lorry.
Tenka kubwa lilifika bandarini jana.
A large truck arrived at the port yesterday.
/'tenki/
English: A large container for storing liquids like oil, diesel, or petrol; tank.
Tenki la maji limejaa.
The water tank is full.
/ten'za/
English: To treat someone badly; to harm; to annoy.
Usitenze jirani yako.
Do not mistreat your neighbor.
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