hisabati
hee-sah-BAH-tee
How to say it
Swahilihisabatihee-sah-BAH-teesoon
Englishmathematicssoon
Frenchchiffres, mathématiquessoon
Meaning
The school subject and science of numbers, quantities, shapes and their relations, including arithmetic, algebra and geometry.
Good to know
N class noun with no plural, taught as somo la hisabati. Also spelled hesabati; hesabu or hisabu is arithmetic or a sum.
Examples
- Hisabati ndilo somo ninalolipenda zaidi.Mathematics is the subject I like best.
- Shule inahitaji walimu wa hisabati.The school needs mathematics teachers.
- Alipata alama za juu katika hisabati.She got high marks in mathematics.
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