kujuta
koo-JOO-tah
How to say it
Swahilikujutakoo-JOO-tah
Englishto regret
Frenchregretter
Meaning
To feel sorry about something one did or did not do, and wish it had gone differently.
Good to know
The bare stem of kujuta: utajuta, you will regret it; alijuta kuacha kazi, he regretted leaving his job. The applicative kujutia is more common with an object, and majuto is regret.
Examples
- Ukipuuza ushauri huu, utajuta baadaye.If you ignore this advice, you will regret it later.
- Alijuta kwa kutosoma kwa bidii.He regretted not studying hard.
- Sijuti hata kidogo kuhamia jijini.I do not regret moving to the city at all.
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