kuachisha
koo-ah-CHEE-shah
How to say it
Swahilikuachishakoo-ah-CHEE-shahsoon
Frenchfaire cesser; licencier; sevrersoon
Meaning
To make someone stop something: to dismiss a worker (kuachisha kazi), to take a child out of school (kuachisha shule) or to wean a baby (kuachisha ziwa).
Good to know
The causative of kuacha, to stop or leave. Its passive kuachishwa kazi, to be dismissed, is the form seen most in the news.
Examples
- Kampuni iliwaachisha kazi wafanyakazi mia moja.The company laid off a hundred workers.
- Mama alimwachisha mtoto ziwa akiwa na mwaka mmoja.The mother weaned the baby at one year old.
- Rais aliwaachisha kazi mawaziri wawili jana.The president dismissed two ministers yesterday.
Forms
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