Swahili
fukombe
foo-KOM-beh
How to say it
Swahilifukombefoo-KOM-behsoon
Englishto dig upsoon
Frenchdéterrersoon
Meaning
to dig something up out of the ground, to exhume it; the opposite of fukia (to bury).
Good to know
a form related to fukua; see furukombe.
Examples
- Alifukombe kitu alichokizika miaka mingi iliyopita.He dug up something he had buried many years ago.
- Je, utafukombe mzizi huo leo?Will you dig up that root today?
- Sikufukombe chochote pale shambani.I did not dig up anything there in the field.
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