kubadilisha

How to say it

Meaning

To make something different or to replace it with something else; also to exchange one thing for another, such as money.

Good to know

Kubadilisha nguo, to change clothes; kubadilisha fedha, to exchange money. The intransitive is kubadilika, to change or become different; mabadiliko are changes.

Examples

• Nataka kubadilisha dola kuwa shilingi.I want to change dollars into shillings.
• Alibadilisha jina lake baada ya kuolewa.She changed her name after getting married.
• Tunahitaji kubadilisha mpango wetu.We need to change our plan.

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Forms

badilishwa, kubadilishwa (passive of kubadilisha, to change)