kuitisha
koo-ee-TEE-shah
How to say it
Swahilikuitishakoo-ee-TEE-shahsoon
Frenchconvoquer; réclamer, exigersoon
Meaning
To call people together for a meeting, an election or a vote, or to ask formally for something to be brought or done.
Good to know
Takes a direct object: kuitisha mkutano, to call a meeting; kuitisha uchaguzi, to call an election. It comes from kuita, to call.
Examples
- Mwenyekiti ameitisha mkutano wa dharura.The chairman has called an emergency meeting.
- Wanafunzi waliitisha mazungumzo na uongozi.The students called for talks with the administration.
- Rais anaweza kuitisha uchaguzi mapema.The President can call an early election.
Forms
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