kugombana

How to say it

Meaning

Of two or more people, to argue angrily or come to blows over something. It is also said of groups or rulers in conflict with each other.

Good to know

Reciprocal verb, so the subject is plural or the other side comes with na: kugombana na jirani, to quarrel with a neighbor. The noun is ugomvi, a quarrel, and mgomvi is a quarrelsome person.

Examples

• Majirani hao wawili waligombana kuhusu mpaka wa shamba.The two neighbors quarreled over the boundary of the farm.
• Watoto, acheni kugombana kila siku!Children, stop fighting every day!
• Hatujawahi kugombana tangu tulipooana.We have never quarreled since we got married.

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