Swahili
kapu
KA-pu
How to say it
SwahilikapuKA-pusoon
Englishbasketsoon
Frenchpaniersoon
Meaning
a large basket, the augmentative form of kikapu.
Good to know
used for a bigger, coarser basket than the ordinary kikapu.
Examples
- Wavuvi walibeba samaki kwenye kapu kubwa.The fishermen carried the fish in a large basket.
- Kapu la matunda lilikuwa zito sana.The basket of fruit was very heavy.
- Je, unaweza kunisaidia kubeba kapu hili?Can you help me carry this basket?
- Alijaza kapu na viazi kutoka shambani.She filled the basket with potatoes from the field.
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