Kamusi ya Kiswahili

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Kusuru

ku-su-ru

English: To reduce; to make short

Example (Swahili):

Walikusuru hotuba kwa dakika kumi.

Example (English):

They shortened the speech to ten minutes.

Kusurusuru

ku-su-ru-su-ru

English: Poor quality; badly done

Example (Swahili):

Aliandika makala kwa kusurusuru.

Example (English):

He wrote the article poorly.

Kuta

ku-ta

English: To find; to encounter; to come across

Example (Swahili):

Alikuta rafiki yake barabarani.

Example (English):

He met his friend on the road.

Kuta

ku-ta

English: To be full; to be satisfied with food

Example (Swahili):

Tumbo lake limekuta baada ya kula.

Example (English):

His stomach was full after eating.

Kuta

ku-ta

English: To lay eggs

Example (Swahili):

Kuku alikuta mayai sita.

Example (English):

The hen laid six eggs.

Kutaa

ku-taa

English: Grass drying out in the dry season

Example (Swahili):

Malisho yalikutaa wakati wa kiangazi.

Example (English):

The pasture dried up during the dry season.

Kutakuta

ku-ta-ku-ta

English: To twitch or jerk, as in epilepsy

Example (Swahili):

Mgonjwa alianza kutakuta.

Example (English):

The patient began to twitch.

Kutakuta

ku-ta-ku-ta

English: To shake clothes or objects to remove dust or water

Example (Swahili):

Alikutakuta nguo zilizooshwa.

Example (English):

He shook the washed clothes.

Kutana

ku-ta-na

English: To meet or encounter

Example (Swahili):

Walikutana sokoni.

Example (English):

They met at the market.

Kutana

ku-ta-na

English: To have a meeting or gathering

Example (Swahili):

Viongozi walikutana kujadili amani.

Example (English):

Leaders met to discuss peace.

Kutanio

ku-ta-ni-o

English: A meeting point or intersection

Example (Swahili):

Barabara hizo zina kutanio katikati ya kijiji.

Example (English):

Those roads intersect in the middle of the village.

Kuti

ku-ti

English: Food; sustenance

Example (Swahili):

Wanafunzi walipewa kuti shuleni.

Example (English):

Students were given food at school.

Kuti

ku-ti

English: A palm or coconut leaf used for roofing

Example (Swahili):

Nyumba yao imefunikwa kwa kuti.

Example (English):

Their house is roofed with palm leaves.

Kuti

ku-ti

English: A container or vessel used for incense or powder

Example (Swahili):

Walitumia kuti kwa kufukizia uvumba.

Example (English):

They used the vessel to burn incense.

Kuti

ku-ti

English: A projection on a wall used as a guard post

Example (Swahili):

Mlinzi alikaa kwenye kuti ya ukuta.

Example (English):

The guard sat at the wall projection.

Kuti

ku-ti

English: An ornament with a tassel

Example (Swahili):

Mrembo alivaa kuti shingoni.

Example (English):

The beauty wore a tassel ornament around her neck.

Kuti

ku-ti

English: A ship loading area

Example (Swahili):

Shehena iliwekwa kwenye kuti la meli.

Example (English):

Cargo was placed at the ship's loading area.

Kuto

ku-to

English: A bundle of hair

Example (Swahili):

Msichana alikuwa na kuto la nywele.

Example (English):

The girl had a bundle of hair.

Kutoka

ku-to-ka

English: From; since; starting from

Example (Swahili):

Aliishi hapa kutoka utotoni.

Example (English):

He lived here since childhood.

Kutu

ku-tu

English: Rust that forms on iron

Example (Swahili):

Chuma kilishikwa na kutu.

Example (English):

The iron was covered with rust.

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