kujutia
koo-joo-TEE-ah
How to say it
Swahilikujutiakoo-joo-TEE-ahsoon
Englishto regret; to repent ofsoon
Frenchregretter; se repentir desoon
Meaning
To feel sorry about something one did or failed to do and wish it had been otherwise. Jambo la kujutia is something regrettable.
Good to know
Applicative of kujuta, to regret, and takes the thing regretted as object: anajutia uamuzi wake, he regrets his decision. The noun is majuto, regret; the proverb Majuto ni mjukuu says regret always comes last.
Examples
- Anajutia kuacha shule mapema.He regrets leaving school early.
- Hutajutia kusoma kitabu hiki.You will not regret reading this book.
- Alijutia maneno aliyomwambia mama yake.She regretted the words she had said to her mother.
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