- like
- ------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] as you like[Swahili Word] upendavyo[Part of Speech] phrase------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be like[Swahili Word] -landa[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] (=fanana, lingana, -a sawasawa[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be like[Swahili Word] -randa[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] (=fanana, lingana, -a sawasawa[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be like[Swahili Word] -onekana[Part of Speech] verb[Class] potential[Derived Word] ona V[English Example] They looked like angels in their white sheets[Swahili Example] wakiwa katika shuka zao nyeupe walionekana kama malaika [Kez]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be like[Swahili Word] -randa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be like[Swahili Word] -shabihi[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] this child looks very much like his/her mother t[Swahili Example] mtoto huyu amemshabihi [or anashabihiana na] mama yake sana.------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be liked[Swahili Word] -pendeka[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be liked[Swahili Word] -pendwa[Part of Speech] verb[Class] passive[English Example] This woman is liked in the whole neighborhood.[Swahili Example] mwanamke huyu anayependwa mtaani kote [Muk]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cause to like[Swahili Word] -pendeza[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] I like you[Swahili Word] nakupenda[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] just as you like[Swahili Word] hiari yako[Part of Speech] interjection[Derived Language] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] like[Swahili Word] shabaha[Part of Speech] adverb[English Example] the fruit tree is like a mango[Swahili Example] mtunda shabaha embe.------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] like[Swahili Word] shabihi[Part of Speech] adverb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] like[Swahili Word] mithili[Part of Speech] adverb[Derived Language] Arabic[Related Words] madhali, mathalan, methali, -mithilisha[English Example] he came stealthily like a thief[Swahili Example] amekuja kimya kimya mithili ya mwizi [Rec]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] like[Swahili Word] kama[Part of Speech] conjunction[English Example] scream like a child[Swahili Example] lia kama mtoto------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] like[Swahili Word] habu[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] like[Swahili Word] -hebu[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] haba, muhebi, stahabu------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] like[Swahili Word] -isa[Part of Speech] verb[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] like[Swahili Word] -pedelea[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] like[Swahili Word] -penda[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] (s)he did not like being looked at for a long time.;I like coffee very much.[Swahili Example] alikuwa hapendi kuangaliwa kwa muda mrefu [Kez];Napenda kahawa sana.------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] like[Swahili Word] -stahabu[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] haba------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] like[Swahili Word] -stahiba[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] haba------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] like[Swahili Word] -stehebu[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] haba------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] like[Swahili Word] -tamani[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] like for[Swahili Word] -pendea[Part of Speech] verb[Class] applicative[English Example] I don't know why you like (those hair)[Swahili Example] sijui umezipendea [nywele hizo] nini [Ya]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] like this[Swahili Word] kama hivi[Part of Speech] conjunction[Related Words] hivi------------------------------------------------------------
English-Swahili dictionary. 2013.