hitilafu
hee-tee-LAH-foo
How to say it
Swahilihitilafuhee-tee-LAH-foo
Englishfault, malfunction, defect; error
Frenchpanne, défaut, dysfonctionnement; erreur
Meaning
Something that goes wrong in a machine, system or process and stops it working properly, such as an electrical fault, a car breakdown or a mistake in records.
Good to know
N class noun, the plural is also hitilafu: hitilafu ya umeme, electrical fault; kupata hitilafu, to develop a fault. Close to kasoro, defect.
Examples
- Ndege ilitua kwa dharura baada ya hitilafu ya injini.The plane made an emergency landing after an engine fault.
- Umeme ulikatika kutokana na hitilafu kwenye transfoma.The power went off because of a fault in the transformer.
- Tunaomba radhi kwa hitilafu iliyojitokeza kwenye mfumo.We apologize for the error that occurred in the system.
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