kompyuta
koh-MPYOO-tah
How to say it
Swahilikompyutakoh-MPYOO-tah
Englishcomputer
Frenchordinateur
Meaning
An electronic machine that stores and works on information and runs programs, such as a desktop or a laptop.
Good to know
A noun of the n class, the same in the plural. Kompyuta mpakato is a laptop; tarakilishi is a coined word for computer used in some writing.
Examples
- Nimenunua kompyuta mpya kwa ajili ya kazi.I have bought a new computer for work.
- Shule imepokea kompyuta ishirini kama msaada.The school has received twenty computers as a donation.
- Kompyuta yangu imeharibika tena.My computer has broken down again.
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