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ajabu

ah-JAH-boo

How to say it

Swahiliajabuah-JAH-boo
Frenchmerveille, prodige ; étonnant, étrange

Meaning

Something so unusual that it surprises people; after ya, cha or za it describes something as amazing or strange.

Good to know

Plural maajabu, wonders (maajabu saba ya dunia). Ya ajabu means amazing, cha ajabu means surprisingly, and kustaajabu is to be astonished.

Examples

  • Tuliona jambo la ajabu jana usiku.We saw a strange thing last night.
  • Mlima Kilimanjaro ni moja ya maajabu ya Afrika.Mount Kilimanjaro is one of the wonders of Africa.
  • Cha ajabu, hakuna aliyeumia.Amazingly, nobody was hurt.

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