kulinda
koo-LEE-ndah
How to say it
Swahilikulindakoo-LEE-ndah
Englishto protect, to guard
Frenchprotéger, garder
Meaning
To keep someone or something safe from harm, loss or attack, or to watch over a place.
Good to know
Takes a direct object: kulinda watoto, to protect the children. A guard is mlinzi, plural walinzi, and protection is ulinzi.
Examples
- Mlinzi analinda duka usiku kucha.The guard watches over the shop all night.
- Mama ndege hulinda mayai yake.The mother bird guards her eggs.
- Tunapaswa kulinda mazingira yetu.We must protect our environment.
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