kuketi
koo-KEH-tee
How to say it
Swahilikuketikoo-KEH-teesoon
Englishto sit, to sit downsoon
Frenchs’asseoir, être assissoon
Meaning
To sit down or be seated; a more polite or formal word than kukaa, used in speeches, church and writing.
Good to know
It takes no object; the place follows the verb: kuketi kitini, to sit on a chair. Keti! means sit down; kaa is the everyday word.
Examples
- Wageni waliombwa kuketi mstari wa mbele.The guests were asked to sit in the front row.
- Tafadhali keti hapa mpaka daktari akuite.Please sit here until the doctor calls you.
- Wanafunzi waliketi kimya darasani.The pupils sat quietly in class.
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