Swahili
kitendakazi
kee-tehn-dah-KAH-zee
How to say it
Swahilikitendakazikee-tehn-dah-KAH-zeesoon
Englishdeciding factorsoon
Frenchfacteur déterminantsoon
Meaning
a decisive factor, something that determines the outcome of a matter.
Good to know
determining/decisive factor
Examples
- Bei ilikuwa kitendakazi katika uamuzi wake wa kununua.Price was the decisive factor in his decision to buy.
- Hali ya hewa ilikuwa kitendakazi kikubwa katika mchezo ule.The weather was a major deciding factor in that match.
- Je, ni kitendakazi gani kilichoamua matokeo ya uchaguzi?What was the deciding factor in the election results?
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