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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