faili
fah-EE-lee
How to say it
Swahilifailifah-EE-leesoon
Englishfile, folder; case filesoon
Frenchdossier, fichiersoon
Meaning
A folder of papers kept together about one person or matter, such as a patient's or a court case file, and also a document stored on a computer.
Good to know
Ji/ma class noun in Tanzania, plural mafaili: faili hilo, that file. Kufungua faili is to open a file or a case; the metal tool called a file is tupa.
Examples
- Karani alitafuta faili langu kwa muda mrefu.The clerk searched for my file for a long time.
- Polisi wamefunga faili la kesi hiyo.The police have closed the file on that case.
- Hifadhi faili hili kwenye kompyuta yako.Save this file on your computer.
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