Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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/tabu/
English: Fibres from banana leaves.
Walitumia tabu kufuma mikeka.
They used banana fibres to weave mats.
/tabua/
English: Smoothen by pounding; remove bit by bit.
Mama alitabua karanga kwa umakini.
Mother pounded the peanuts carefully.
/tabuhiri/
English: Fumigation, perfuming.
Walifanya tabuhiri kabla ya sherehe.
They performed fumigation before the ceremony.
/taburu/
English: Military parade; extra drills as punishment.
Askari walishiriki katika taburu la kitaifa.
The soldiers took part in the national parade.
/taburudi/
English: Cool, make cold.
Mvua ilitaburudi anga lote.
The rain cooled the whole atmosphere.
/tabutabu/
English: Small pieces, fragments.
Alivunja kikombe kuwa tabutabu.
He broke the cup into small pieces.
/tabuti/
English: Wooden box; coffin.
Mwili uliwekwa ndani ya tabuti.
The body was placed inside a coffin.
/tabutili/
English: Act of nullifying or abolishing.
Sheria hiyo ilipitia tabutili rasmi.
That law underwent formal abolishment.
/tabwarika/
English: Become soft, slacken.
Mkate umeanza tabwarika kwa muda.
The bread has started to soften over time.
/tabwatabwa/
English: Soggy, mushy.
Wali umekuwa tabwatabwa.
The rice has become soggy.
/tabwatika/
English: Become soft, slacken.
Nguo imetabwatika kwa kuoshwa mara nyingi.
The cloth has loosened from frequent washing.
/tadaraki/
English: Attend to urgently; remember to do something.
Nilitadaraki kumsaidia kabla hajaondoka.
I quickly remembered to help him before he left.
/tadarisi/
English: Instructions, teaching.
Walipokea tadarisi kutoka kwa mwalimu mkuu.
They received instructions from the head teacher.
/tadaruki/
English: Attend to urgently; remember to do something.
Alitadaruki kutuma barua kabla ya muda kuisha.
He hurried to send the letter before the deadline.
/tadbiri/
English: Good management, prudent action.
Kwa tadbiri nzuri, kampuni ilifanikiwa.
With good management, the company succeeded.
/tadhalali/
English: Be disgraced, be shamed.
Alitadhala li kwa tabia mbaya.
He was disgraced because of bad behavior.
/tadhalali/
English: State of disgrace; mistake.
Tukio hilo lilikuwa tadhalali kwa jamii.
That event was a disgrace to society.
/tadhalali/
English: Live in poverty.
Walitadhala li kwa miaka mingi.
They lived in poverty for many years.
/tadhayali/
English: Emit rays of light, shine.
Jua lilitadhayali angani.
The sun shone brightly in the sky.
/tadhibiri/
English: Reorganize something that has gone wrong.
Serikali ilitadhubiri mpango mpya.
The government reorganized the new plan.
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