kubuni

How to say it

Meaning

To think up and create something new, such as a machine, a plan, a business or a design; also to make up a story or an excuse.

Good to know

Takes its object directly: kubuni mbinu mpya, to devise a new method. Mbunifu is a designer or inventor, ubunifu is creativity, and hadithi ya kubuni is fiction.

Examples

• Kijana huyu alibuni programu ya kulipia maji kwa simu.This young man designed an app to pay for water by phone.
• Tunahitaji kubuni njia mpya za kupata mapato.We need to devise new ways to earn income.
• Usibuni visingizio, niambie ukweli.Don't make up excuses, tell me the truth.

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