kujeruhi
koo-jeh-ROO-hee
How to say it
Swahilikujeruhikoo-jeh-ROO-heesoon
Englishto injure, to woundsoon
Frenchblesser
Meaning
To hurt a person or an animal so that they have a wound or injury, through violence, an attack or an accident.
Good to know
It takes an object: kujeruhi watu. The passive kujeruhiwa, to be injured, is the most common form; majeruhi are the injured and jeraha is a wound.
Examples
- Ajali hiyo iliua watu wawili na kujeruhi kumi.The accident killed two people and injured ten.
- Nyati alimjeruhi mwindaji vibaya.The buffalo badly wounded the hunter.
- Wachezaji watatu walijeruhiwa katika mechi hiyo.Three players were injured in that match.
Forms
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