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kukumbuka

koo-koom-BOO-kah

How to say it

Swahilikukumbukakoo-koom-BOO-kahsoon
Englishto remember
Frenchretenir

Meaning

To bring something from the past back into the mind, or to keep it in mind.

Good to know

Nakumbuka, I remember; kumkumbuka mtu, to remember someone or to miss them. Kumbukumbu is a memory or a record; kukumbusha is to remind.

Examples

  • Nakumbuka siku yangu ya kwanza shuleni.I remember my first day at school.
  • Je, unakumbuka jina lake?Do you remember his name?
  • Ni vizuri kukumbuka siku za utotoni.It is nice to remember childhood days.

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