kimakosa
kee-mah-KOH-sah
How to say it
Swahilikimakosakee-mah-KOH-sah
Englishby mistake, wrongly, in error
Frenchpar erreur, à tort
Meaning
Done through a mistake rather than on purpose or correctly, such as a message sent to the wrong person or an innocent person arrested.
Good to know
An adverb built from makosa, mistakes, with ki; it does not change and follows the verb: alikamatwa kimakosa, he was wrongly arrested; kutuma pesa kimakosa, to send money by mistake.
Examples
- Nilituma pesa kimakosa kwa namba nyingine.I sent money by mistake to another number.
- Alikamatwa kimakosa na kuachiwa baadaye.He was wrongly arrested and released later.
- Barua hiyo ilifunguliwa kimakosa na mtu mwingine.The letter was opened in error by someone else.
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