excuse

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[English Word] excuse

[Swahili Word] chenga

[Part of Speech] noun

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[English Word] excuse

[Swahili Word] kenyo

[Part of Speech] noun

[Swahili Example] (=danganyo, zuzuio)

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[English Word] excuse

[Swahili Word] kimasomaso

[Part of Speech] noun

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[English Word] excuse

[English Plural] excuses

[Swahili Word] kisababu

[Swahili Plural] visababu

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 7/8

[Derived Language] Swahili

[Derived Word] sababu

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[English Word] excuse

[English Plural] excuses

[Swahili Word] kisingizio

[Swahili Plural] visingizio

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 7/8

[Derived Language] Swahili

[Derived Word] -singizia

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[English Word] excuse

[Swahili Word] lafudi

[Part of Speech] noun

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[English Word] excuse

[English Plural] excuses

[Swahili Word] lafudhi

[Swahili Plural] lafudhi

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 9/10

[Derived Language] Arabic

[English Example] said the teacher, his excuse has changed again

[Swahili Example] alisema mwalimu, lafudhi yake imegeuka tena [Muk]

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[English Word] excuse

[Swahili Word] nahau

[Part of Speech] noun

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[English Word] excuse

[English Plural] excuses

[Swahili Word] kipengele

[Swahili Plural] vipengele

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 7/8

[English Example] excuses

[Swahili Example] maneno ya mapengee

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[English Word] excuse

[Swahili Word] teto

[Swahili Plural] mateto

[Part of Speech] noun

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[English Word] excuse

[Swahili Word] ubishi

[Swahili Plural] mabishi

[Part of Speech] noun

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[English Word] excuse

[Swahili Word] udhuru

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 14

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[English Word] excuse (trumped up)

[Swahili Word] hoja

[Swahili Plural] hoja; mahoja

[Part of Speech] noun

[Derived Word] haja

[Swahili Example] usinipe hoja

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[English Word] excuse it (used in apology for a vulgar word or expression)

[Swahili Word] ashakum

[Part of Speech] verb

[Class] conjugated

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[English Word] Excuse me

[Swahili Word] kunradhi

[Part of Speech] interjection

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[English Word] excuse me

[Swahili Word] samahani

[Part of Speech] interjection

[English Example] excuse me for not seeing you

[Swahili Example] Samahani kwa kutokuona

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[English Word] excuse me

[Swahili Word] kumradhi

[Part of Speech] pronoun

[Derived Word] Arabic

[Swahili Example] kina bibi, kumradhini [Sul]

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[English Word] make excuses

[Swahili Word] -epa

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] make excuses

[Swahili Word] -shariti

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] make excuses

[Swahili Word] -tapa

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] make excuses

[Swahili Word] -tapatapa

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] make excuses (for not doing the work at hand)

[Swahili Word] -jishughulisha

[Part of Speech] verb

[Class] reflexive

[Derived Word] shughuli N

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