Swahili
danganyifu
dan-ga-NYI-fu
How to say it
Swahilidanganyifudan-ga-NYI-fusoon
Englishdeceitfulsoon
Frenchtrompeursoon
Meaning
deceitful or fraudulent, prone to lying or cheating.
Good to know
adjective stem -danganyifu: mtu mdanganyifu (a deceitful person), mke mdanganyifu (an unfaithful wife).
Examples
- Mfanyabiashara huyo ni mdanganyifu.That businessman is deceitful.
- Usimwamini, ni mtu mdanganyifu.Don't trust him, he's a deceitful person.
- Je, kweli mke wake ni mdanganyifu?Is his wife really unfaithful?
- Hawakuwa wadanganyifu katika mkataba huo.They were not fraudulent in that contract.
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