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kukojoa

koo-koh-JOH-ah

How to say it

Swahilikukojoakoo-koh-JOH-ah
Englishto urinate, to pee
Frenchuriner, faire pipi

Meaning

To pass urine from the body; a plain everyday word also used by doctors when talking about symptoms.

Good to know

Takes no object. Mkojo is urine; kukojoa kitandani is bedwetting. Kwenda haja ndogo is a politer way to say it.

Examples

  • Mtoto aliamka usiku kwenda kukojoa.The child woke up at night to go and pee.
  • Ni marufuku kukojoa hadharani.It is forbidden to urinate in public.
  • Wagonjwa wa kisukari hukojoa mara kwa mara.People with diabetes urinate often.

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