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kukasirika

koo-kah-see-REE-kah

How to say it

Swahilikukasirikakoo-kah-see-REE-kah
Englishto get angry, to be angry
Frenchse fâcher, être en colère

Meaning

To become angry or annoyed because of something someone has said or done, or to be in a state of anger.

Good to know

Intransitive; the cause comes with kwa or kwa sababu ya: alikasirika kwa maneno yake, he was angered by her words. The causative kukasirisha means to make angry; hasira is anger.

Examples

  • Baba alikasirika aliposikia habari hizo.Father got angry when he heard the news.
  • Usikasirike, nilikuwa natania tu.Do not be angry, I was only joking.
  • Wananchi wamekasirika kwa kupanda kwa bei ya umeme.People are angry about the rise in electricity prices.

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