betri
BEH-tree
How to say it
SwahilibetriBEH-tree
Englishbattery
Frenchbatterie, pile
Meaning
A device that stores electricity and supplies it to a phone, radio, torch, car or other machine.
Good to know
N class noun, the plural is also betri: betri ya simu, a phone battery; kuchaji betri, to charge the battery. The older spelling beteri points here.
Examples
- Betri ya simu yangu imeisha chaji.My phone battery has run out of charge.
- Nilinunua betri mpya za redio sokoni.I bought new batteries for the radio at the market.
- Gari halikuwaka asubuhi kwa sababu betri ilikuwa mbovu.The car did not start in the morning because the battery was bad.
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