kujiendea
koo-jee-eh-NDEH-ah
How to say it
Swahilikujiendeakoo-jee-eh-NDEH-ah
Englishto just go off, to go one’s own way
Meaning
To go away on one’s own, without company or permission, often calmly as if nothing mattered.
Good to know
Reflexive applicative of kwenda, to go: alijiendea zake, he just went off. Zake, zao or zangu often follows.
Examples
- Baada ya ugomvi alijiendea zake bila kusema neno.After the quarrel he just went off without saying a word.
- Mbuzi walijiendea malishoni bila mchungaji.The goats went off to pasture on their own without a herder.
- Usiniache hapa ukajiendea peke yako.Do not leave me here and go off on your own.
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