kugawanya
koo-gah-WAH-nyah
How to say it
Swahilikugawanyakoo-gah-WAH-nyahsoon
Englishto divide, to split; to share outsoon
Frenchdiviser, partager, répartirsoon
Meaning
To separate a whole into parts or groups, or to give out shares of something among people; in arithmetic, to divide one number by another.
Good to know
Takes its object directly; the parts follow katika or kwa: kugawanya katika sehemu tatu, to divide into three parts. Kugawanyika is to be divided and mgawanyo is distribution.
Examples
- Mama aligawanya mkate katika vipande vinne.Mother divided the bread into four pieces.
- Mwalimu aliwagawanya wanafunzi katika makundi matano.The teacher split the pupils into five groups.
- Kumi na mbili ukigawanya kwa tatu unapata nne.Twelve divided by three gives four.
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