kapera

How to say it

Meaning

an unmarried man, a bachelor.

Good to know

same as mvulana or mseja in this sense; not to be confused with the unrelated scientific term for capillary action found in some dictionaries under the same spelling.

Examples

• Amebaki kapera hadi umri huu.He has remained a bachelor to this age.
• Je, bado wewe ni kapera?Are you still a bachelor?
• Kapera yule hataki kuoa haraka.That bachelor doesn't want to marry quickly.
• Marafiki zake makapera walimtania kuhusu ndoa.His bachelor friends teased him about marriage.

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