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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