Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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/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.
/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.
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