kubofya
koo-BOH-fyah
How to say it
Swahilikubofyakoo-BOH-fyah
Englishto click, to press (a button or key)
Frenchcliquer, appuyer (sur un bouton)
Meaning
To press a button, a key or a spot on a screen with a finger or a mouse so that a device carries out an action. It is the usual word in computer and mobile phone instructions.
Good to know
The thing pressed is the object: kubofya kitufe, to press the button; bofya hapa, click here. A near synonym is kubonyeza, to press.
Examples
- Bofya hapa ili kupakua fomu ya maombi.Click here to download the application form.
- Mteja anatakiwa kubofya namba ya siri kisha kutuma.The customer has to key in the PIN and then send.
- Nilibofya kiungo hicho nikapata ukurasa mpya.I clicked that link and got a new page.
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