Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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/tese'ka/
English: To get into trouble; to be distressed.
Aliteseka kwa muda mrefu kabla ya kupata kazi.
He suffered for a long time before getting a job.
/teshe'wa/
English: To be at a loss for what to do.
Niliteshewa baada ya kupoteza hati muhimu.
I was confused after losing an important document.
/'tesi/
English: A billy goat; male goat.
Tesi alikimbia kutoka zizi la mbuzi.
The male goat ran from the pen.
/'tesi/
English: Argumentative; causing disputes.
Ana tabia ya kuwa mtu tesi kila mara.
He tends to be argumentative all the time.
/testoste'roni/
English: The hormone that causes male characteristics; testosterone.
Kiwango cha testosteroni kinaathiri nguvu za kiume.
The level of testosterone affects male strength.
/te'ta/
English: 1. To argue; to dispute. 2. To gossip. 3. To scold or tell off.
Walitetana hadharani kuhusu pesa.
They argued publicly about money.
/teta'na/
English: To quarrel with each other.
Waliendelea kutetana siku nzima.
They kept quarreling all day.
/tetani'sha/
English: To cause people to quarrel through gossip or slander.
Usitetanishe marafiki kwa maneno ya uwongo.
Don't cause friends to quarrel with false words.
/tete'a/
English: To speak on behalf of; to advocate for someone's rights.
Alitetetea marafiki zake mahakamani.
He spoke on behalf of his friends in court.
/tete'a/
English: The act of a hen clucking before laying eggs.
Kuku alitetemea kabla ya kutaga.
The hen clucked before laying eggs.
/tete'a/
English: 1. To recite or sing a poem. 2. To recite eloquently or boastfully.
Mtoto alitetemea shairi mbele ya walimu.
The child recited a poem before the teachers.
/tete'a/
English: To push firewood into the fire as it burns.
Alitetemea kuni motoni ili moto usizime.
He pushed firewood into the fire to keep it burning.
/'tete/
English: A type of tall grass that grows in wetlands, used for fences or houses.
Walitumia tete kujenga ua.
They used tall grass to build a fence.
/'tete/
English: Used in idioms: enda tete — to walk with difficulty.
Mzee alitembea tete kutokana na uchovu.
The old man walked with difficulty due to fatigue.
/'tete/
English: Slag or waste from smelting metal.
Walitupa tete baada ya kuyeyusha chuma.
They discarded the slag after smelting metal.
/'tete/
English: Argumentative; sensitive; critical.
Hali ilikuwa tete baada ya majadiliano.
The situation became critical after the discussion.
/'tete/
English: 1. An unripe fruit eaten during New Year celebrations. 2. Unripe millet grains.
Walikula tete wakati wa sikukuu ya mwaka mpya.
They ate unripe fruit during the New Year festival.
/te'te/
English: A contagious childhood disease with fever and rash; measles.
Mtoto alipata tete na alilazwa hospitalini.
The child caught measles and was admitted to the hospital.
/tetekuwanga/
English: Measles.
Tetekuwanga huambukizwa kwa urahisi kati ya watoto.
Measles spreads easily among children.
/tete'ma/
English: To shake or tremble quickly from cold or fear.
Alitetemeka kwa baridi kali.
He trembled from the cold.
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