kugharimu
koo-ghah-REE-moo
How to say it
Swahilikugharimukoo-ghah-REE-moo
Englishto cost
Frenchcoûter
Meaning
To have a price that must be paid, in money or in something else such as time, health or a life.
Good to know
The thing is the subject and the price the object: mradi utagharimu shilingi bilioni tano, the project will cost five billion shillings. Gharama is cost.
Examples
- Ujenzi wa daraja utagharimu fedha nyingi.Building the bridge will cost a lot of money.
- Kosa hilo lilimgharimu kazi yake.That mistake cost him his job.
- Safari hii inaweza kugharimu hadi dola mia tano.This trip can cost up to five hundred dollars.
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