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kufundisha

koo-foo-NDEE-shah

How to say it

Swahilikufundishakoo-foo-NDEE-shah
Englishto teach
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Meaning

To help someone learn a subject or a skill by explaining and showing it.

Good to know

The learner is marked in the verb: alinifundisha kupika, she taught me to cook. Mwalimu is a teacher; mafundisho are teachings.

Examples

  • Anafundisha Kiswahili katika shule ya sekondari.She teaches Swahili at a secondary school.
  • Bibi alinifundisha kupika pilau.Grandmother taught me to cook pilau.
  • Ni kazi ngumu kufundisha watoto wadogo.It is hard work to teach young children.

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Forms

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