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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