Kamusi ya Kiswahili

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Chafi²

chafi

English: Sound of sneezing

Example (Swahili):

Alitoa chafi kubwa darasani.

Example (English):

He sneezed loudly in class.

Chafu¹

chafu

English: Dirty; unclean; immoral

Example (Swahili):

Nguo zake zilikuwa chafu.

Example (English):

His clothes were dirty.

Chafu²

chafu

English: Soft part of the body (behind the knee)

Example (Swahili):

Alipigwa kwenye chafu ya mguu.

Example (English):

He was hit on the soft part behind the knee.

Chafu³

chafu

English: A basket-like trap for ropes

Example (Swahili):

Walitumia chafu kunasa kamba.

Example (English):

They used a basket-trap to catch ropes.

Chafua¹

cha-fua

English: Make dirty; spoil; annoy

Example (Swahili):

Alifua maji safi na kuyachafua.

Example (English):

He spoiled the clean water and made it dirty.

Chafua²

cha-fua

English: Spread harmful substances in air, water, land

Example (Swahili):

Viwanda vilichafua hewa mjini.

Example (English):

Factories polluted the air in town.

Chafuka¹

cha-fuka

English: Become dirty; cloudy weather; stomach upset

Example (Swahili):

Hewa imechafuka kutokana na moshi.

Example (English):

The air became polluted due to smoke.

Chafuka²

cha-fuka

English: Become angry

Example (Swahili):

Alipoambiwa hivyo alichafuka sana.

Example (English):

When told that, he became very angry.

Chafukia¹

cha-fukia

English: Scold; rebuke harshly

Example (Swahili):

Mwalimu alimchafukia mwanafunzi.

Example (English):

The teacher scolded the student.

Chafukia²

cha-fukia

English: Be eager; have strong desire

Example (Swahili):

Alimchafukia sana kufanya mtihani.

Example (English):

He strongly desired to do the exam.

Chafulia

cha-fulia

English: Make dirty; ruin plans; cause trouble

Example (Swahili):

Aliwa chafulia mipango yao ya harusi.

Example (English):

He ruined their wedding plans.

Chafuo¹

cha-fuo

English: A large fly that sucks blood

Example (Swahili):

Chafuo huyo hueneza magonjwa.

Example (English):

That large fly spreads diseases.

Chafuo²

cha-fuo

English: State of being dirty; pollution

Example (Swahili):

Mto uko kwenye hali ya chafuo.

Example (English):

The river is in a polluted state.

Chafuzi

cha-fuzi

English: Causing dirtiness; destructive

Example (Swahili):

Maneno yake yalikuwa chafuzi.

Example (English):

His words were destructive.

Chafya

chafya

English: Sneezing

Example (Swahili):

Chafya zake zilimwamsha mtoto.

Example (English):

His sneezes woke the child.

Chaga¹

chaga

English: Persist firmly in something

Example (Swahili):

Alichaga katika madai yake ya haki.

Example (English):

He persisted firmly in his claims for justice.

Chagaa¹

cha-gaa

English: Work hard; strive; put effort; be eager

Example (Swahili):

Aliendelea kuchagaa hadi akafanikiwa.

Example (English):

He kept working hard until he succeeded.

Chagaa²

cha-gaa

English: Small firewood pieces used to kindle fire

Example (Swahili):

Waliwasha moto kwa kutumia chagaa.

Example (English):

They lit the fire using small firewood pieces.

Chagaa³

cha-gaa

English: A bunch of flowers on one branch

Example (Swahili):

Alivuna chagaa cha maua mazuri.

Example (English):

She picked a bunch of beautiful flowers.

Chagago

cha-gago

English: A type of fish

Example (Swahili):

Samaki aina ya chagago wanapatikana pwani.

Example (English):

Fish of the chagago type are found on the coast.

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