kipora

How to say it

Meaning

in a grabbing or snatching manner, as if seizing something forcibly or without permission.

Good to know

an adverbial form (class 7), from the verb kupora (to plunder, snatch); describes forceful, hurried seizing.

Examples

• Alichukua chakula kipora.He grabbed the food in a snatching manner.
• Je, alikula kipora kwa sababu ya njaa?Did he eat snatchingly because of hunger?
• Hakuchukua pesa kipora.He did not snatch the money.
• Watoto watachukua peremende kipora wakipewa nafasi.The children will grab the candy in a snatching way if given the chance.