jedwali
jeh-DWAH-lee
How to say it
Swahilijedwalijeh-DWAH-lee
Englishtable (of data), chart
Frenchtableau, grille
Meaning
An arrangement of figures or words in rows and columns, such as a timetable, a league table or the periodic table.
Good to know
It takes ji and ma agreement: jedwali hili, plural majedwali. Jedwali la ligi is the league table; a table as furniture is meza.
Examples
- Angalia jedwali lililopo ukurasa wa tano.Look at the table on page five.
- Timu yetu iko juu ya jedwali la ligi.Our team is at the top of the league table.
- Mwalimu alichora jedwali ubaoni.The teacher drew a table on the blackboard.
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