kuanzisha
koo-ah-NZEE-shah
How to say it
Swahilikuanzishakoo-ah-NZEE-shah
Englishto start, to set up, to establish
Frenchlancer, créer, fonder
Meaning
To bring something into being or get it going, such as a business, a club, a project or a quarrel.
Good to know
It takes what is started as object: kuanzisha biashara, to start a business; kuanzisha ugomvi, to start a fight. It is the causative of kuanza, to begin; mwanzilishi is a founder.
Examples
- Aliamua kuanzisha biashara ya mboga.She decided to start a vegetable business.
- Shule hii ilianzishwa mwaka elfu moja mia tisa sitini.This school was founded in nineteen sixty.
- Vijana wameanzisha kikundi cha kuweka akiba.The young people have set up a savings group.
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