Kamusi ya Kiswahili

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vua¹

vua

English: To take off clothes or shoes

Example (Swahili):

Aliamua kuvua viatu alipofika nyumbani

Example (English):

He decided to take off his shoes when he got home

vua²

vua

English: To catch fish using a hook or net

Example (Swahili):

Wavuvi walivua samaki wengi baharini

Example (English):

The fishermen caught many fish in the sea

vua³

vua

English: 1. To rescue someone from problems. 2. To remove something from a place to save it

Example (Swahili):

Alivua mtoto kutoka majini

Example (English):

He rescued the child from the water

vua⁴

vua

English: To relieve someone of certain duties or a position

Example (Swahili):

Rais alimvua waziri wake madaraka

Example (English):

The president relieved his minister of duty

vuaa

vuaa

English: To be badly injured; to be severely hurt

Example (Swahili):

Alivuaa baada ya ajali ya barabarani

Example (English):

He was severely injured after the road accident

vuama

vua-ma

English: To enter and stay in water for a while

Example (Swahili):

Wavuvi walivuama majini baada ya mchana kutwa

Example (English):

The fishermen stayed in the water after a whole day

vuata

vua-ta

English: 1. To hold something in the mouth (e.g., a pipe). 2. To soak up a liquid with a sponge

Example (Swahili):

Aliamua kuvuata bomba dogo kwa mdomo

Example (English):

He held the small pipe with his mouth

vuaza

vua-za

English: 1. To make a mark or cut with a knife or razor. 2. To hurt emotionally; to sting

Example (Swahili):

Alivumvuaza kwa maneno makali

Example (English):

He hurt him emotionally with harsh words

vue¹

vue

English: A type of grass that grows in open areas

Example (Swahili):

Ng'ombe walikula vue shambani

Example (English):

The cows ate the grass in the field

vue²

vue

English: (Poetic) A term for poems that don't follow standard poetic rules

Example (Swahili):

Alisoma vue vilivyoandikwa na mshairi kijana

Example (English):

He read free-verse poems written by a young poet

vue³

vue

English: A farm that was cultivated and then abandoned, now overgrown with weeds

Example (Swahili):

Mashamba ya zamani yalibaki kuwa vue

Example (English):

The old farms remained abandoned and overgrown

vuga¹

vu-ga

English: 1. To walk carelessly. 2. To damage things by walking carelessly

Example (Swahili):

Alivuga ndani ya nyumba bila kujali

Example (English):

He walked carelessly inside the house

vuga²

vu-ga

English: To preserve food by drying it with salt or smoke

Example (Swahili):

Walivuga samaki kwa chumvi ili wadumu muda mrefu

Example (English):

They preserved fish with salt so they could last longer

vuga³

vu-ga

English: To trouble someone; to cause someone problems

Example (Swahili):

Shida hizi zinamvuga kila siku

Example (English):

These problems trouble him every day

vugaliza

vu-ga-li-za

English: To spread everywhere

Example (Swahili):

Habari mbaya zilivugaliza kijijini haraka

Example (English):

The bad news spread everywhere in the village

vugaza

vu-ga-za

English: To push a door shut; to close a door without latching it

Example (Swahili):

Aliivugaza mlango bila kufunga vizuri

Example (English):

He pushed the door shut without latching it properly

vugo¹

vu-go

English: A type of women's dance from the East African coast involving a horn

Example (Swahili):

Wanawake walicheza vugo usiku kucha

Example (English):

The women danced vugo all night

vugo²

vu-go

English: An ox horn used in the vugo dance

Example (Swahili):

Walipiga vugo katika sherehe ya jadi

Example (English):

They blew the ox horn in the traditional ceremony

vugua¹

vu-gua

English: To emerge on the other side (e.g., of a forest)

Example (Swahili):

Walivugua msituni na kufika kijijini

Example (English):

They emerged from the forest and reached the village

vugua²

vu-gua

English: The act of a woman beginning her menses again after giving birth

Example (Swahili):

Baada ya miezi, mama alianza vugua tena

Example (English):

After months, the mother resumed menstruation

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