kuhangaisha
koo-hah-ngah-EE-shah
How to say it
Swahilikuhangaishakoo-hah-ngah-EE-shah
Englishto worry, to trouble
Frenchinquiéter, tracasser
Meaning
To cause someone worry or stress, or to give them trouble, for example by sending them from office to office.
Good to know
The causative of kuhangaika, to be restless or worried. The reflexive kujihangaisha means to go to a lot of trouble.
Examples
- Tatizo hili linanihangaisha sana.This problem worries me a lot.
- Usimhangaishe mzee kwa maswali mengi.Do not trouble the old man with many questions.
- Ofisi ile iliwahangaisha wananchi kwa miezi mitatu.That office gave the citizens trouble for three months.
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