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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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