Swahili
kikariri
ki-ka-RI-ri
How to say it
Swahilikikaririki-ka-RI-risoon
Englishrepetitionsoon
Frenchrépétitionsoon
Meaning
a repetition or reiteration of something already said or done.
Good to know
used adverbially to mean repeatedly, over and over again.
Examples
- Alieleza jibu lake kwa kikariri hadi wote wakaelewa.He explained his answer repeatedly until everyone understood.
- Kikariri hiki kinasaidia wanafunzi kukumbuka vizuri?Does this repetition help students remember well?
- Hakuhitaji kikariri, alielewa mara ya kwanza.He did not need repetition, he understood the first time.
- Mwalimu alisema neno lile kikariri mara tano.The teacher said that word over and over, five times.
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