kubebea
koo-beh-BEH-ah
How to say it
Swahilikubebeakoo-beh-BEH-ahsoon
Frenchporter avec, porter poursoon
Meaning
The applicative of kubeba, to carry: to carry for someone, or to carry with or in something. After a noun it names what a thing is for: mfuko wa kubebea vitabu, a bag for carrying books.
Good to know
Common in phrases: gari la kubebea wagonjwa, an ambulance; mkoba wa kubebea mtoto, a baby carrier. With a person as object it means to carry for them: alinibebea mzigo, he carried the load for me.
Examples
- Gari la kubebea wagonjwa lilifika haraka.The ambulance arrived quickly.
- Alinibebea mzigo hadi kituoni.He carried the load for me to the station.
- Nunua mfuko wa kubebea vitabu vya shule.Buy a bag for carrying school books.
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