kati
KAH-tee
How to say it
SwahilikatiKAH-teesoon
Englishbetween, among; middlesoon
Frenchentre, parmi; milieusoon
Meaning
Places something between two things or among several; alone it means the middle or center.
Good to know
Mostly in kati ya: kati ya miti, between the trees; kati ya wanafunzi, among the students. Katikati is right in the middle, and Kanda ya Kati is the Central Zone.
Examples
- Nyumba yetu iko kati ya shule na kanisa.Our house is between the school and the church.
- Mmoja kati yao alianguka.One of them fell.
- Tukutane kati ya saa nane na saa tisa.Let us meet between two and three o'clock.
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