Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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/ta'sua/
English: The 9th day of the first month of the Islamic calendar.
Waislamu wengi hufunga siku ya tasua.
Many Muslims fast on the 9th day of Muharram.
/tas'wiɾa/
English: 1. Picture or image. 2. The image of something seen in a mirror or imagined in the mind. 3. Thought or idea.
Taswira ya nyumba yake bado ipo akilini mwangu.
The image of his house still remains in my mind.
/tas'wiɾa/
English: The image or impression created in the reader's mind through language; imagery.
Mwandishi ametumia taswira zenye nguvu katika mashairi yake.
The author has used powerful imagery in his poems.
/'tata/
English: 1. To confuse a person's thoughts; to puzzle or baffle. 2. To be difficult or complicated.
Swali hili linanitata sana.
This question really confuses me.
/'tata/
English: To have knots or tangles that are hard to undo.
Nywele zake zimetata sana.
Her hair is very tangled.
/'tata/
English: 1. Problem or difficulty. 2. A state of being incomprehensible.
Ameingia katika tata kubwa kazini.
He has gotten into serious trouble at work.
/'tata/
English: A slow and difficult gait, like a toddler's walk.
Mtoto anatembea kwa mtindo wa tata.
The child walks with a slow, unsteady gait.
/'tata/
English: (Adjective) Having multiple meanings; ambiguous.
Maneno yake ni tata, hayana maana moja.
His words are ambiguous; they don't have a single meaning.
/tata'bisi/
English: A small, hard, round fruit usually used in gourd rattles.
Watoto walichezea tatabisi waliyoikusanya msituni.
The children played with the small round fruits they collected in the forest.
/ta'taga/
English: 1. To walk unsteadily or bounce up and down. 2. To move in a rocking motion like riding a horse.
Alikuwa akitataga kama mtu aliyelewa.
He was wobbling as if drunk.
/ta'taga/
English: 1. To cross a river or obstacle. 2. To lay logs across a river to make a bridge.
Walitataga mto kwa kutumia magogo.
They crossed the river using logs.
/ta'tago/
English: A small bridge made of logs or planks.
Walivuka mto juu ya tatago dogo.
They crossed the river on a small log bridge.
/ta'tai/
English: (Adjective) Cunning, deceitful, tricky.
Ni mtu tatai anayecheza na akili za watu.
He is a cunning person who plays with people's minds.
/ta'tai/
English: A person who uses cunning or tricks to achieve their goals.
Wajanja tatai hutumia ujanja wao kupata faida.
Clever tricksters use their cunning to gain advantage.
/ta'tana/
English: To be perplexed; to be at a loss; to be confused.
Alitatana baada ya kupoteza simu yake.
He was confused after losing his phone.
/tata'niʃa/
English: To make something difficult to understand; to confuse or complicate.
Maelezo yako yamenitatanisha kabisa.
Your explanation has completely confused me.
/tata'niʃo/
English: A problem; something difficult to understand or solve.
Hili ni tatanisho linalohitaji uvumilivu.
This is a puzzle that requires patience.
/tata'nua/
English: To widen or expand something that is tight or narrow.
Fundi alitatanua pete ili iweze kuvalika.
The jeweler widened the ring so it could fit.
/tata'rika/
English: 1. To make a cracking or popping sound. 2. To rant angrily or speak quickly.
Alianza kutatarika kwa hasira mbele ya kila mtu.
He began ranting angrily in front of everyone.
/tata'rika/
English: 1. To disappear suddenly or mysteriously. 2. To be confused and agitated.
Paka alitatarika na kutoweka ghafla.
The cat suddenly vanished without a trace.
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