Swahili
kijimea
ki-ji-ME-a
How to say it
Swahilikijimeaki-ji-ME-asoon
Englishbacteriumsoon
Frenchbactériesoon
Meaning
a bacterium, a microscopic single-celled organism, diminutive of mmea.
Good to know
(dimin. of mmea) bacterium
Examples
- Kijimea kile kinasababisha maambukizi.That bacterium causes the infection.
- Kijimea hiki kinaweza kuonekana kwa jicho la kawaida?Can this bacterium be seen with the naked eye?
- Hawakupata kijimea chochote kwenye sampuli.They did not find any bacteria in the sample.
- Maabara ilichunguza vijimea vilivyokuwa majini.The laboratory examined the bacteria found in the water.
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