kuhitimu
koo-hee-TEE-moo
How to say it
Swahilikuhitimukoo-hee-TEE-moosoon
Englishto graduate, to complete (a course)soon
Frenchterminer ses études, obtenir son diplômesoon
Meaning
To finish a course of study at a school, a college or a university and receive a certificate or a degree.
Good to know
Takes the level or the course: kuhitimu kidato cha nne, to complete form four; kuhitimu shahada, to graduate with a degree. A graduate is mhitimu, and a graduation ceremony is mahafali.
Examples
- Dada yangu atahitimu chuo kikuu mwezi ujao.My sister will graduate from university next month.
- Wanafunzi mia mbili walihitimu mwaka huu.Two hundred students graduated this year.
- Baada ya kuhitimu, alipata kazi benki.After graduating, she got a job at a bank.
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