kuandikisha
koo-ah-ndee-KEE-shah
How to say it
Swahilikuandikishakoo-ah-ndee-KEE-shah
Englishto register, to enroll (someone)
Frenchinscrire, enregistrer
Meaning
To put someone or something on an official list, such as a child in school, voters, members of a fund or a party; kuandikisha maelezo is to give a statement to the police.
Good to know
The causative of kuandika, to write. Kujiandikisha is to register oneself; usajili is the usual noun for registration.
Examples
- Nimemwandikisha mwanangu darasa la kwanza.I have enrolled my child in the first grade.
- Tume itaandikisha wapiga kura mwezi ujao.The commission will register voters next month.
- Alikwenda kituoni kuandikisha maelezo yake.He went to the station to give his statement.
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