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kuliza

koo-LEE-zah

How to say it

Swahilikulizakoo-LEE-zah
Englishto make (someone) cry
Frenchfaire pleurer

Meaning

To cause someone to weep, through sad news, pain or, in sports writing, by beating them.

Good to know

The causative of kulia, to cry. The person is the object: kumliza mtoto, to make a child cry. In sport, kuwaliza wapinzani is to beat the rivals. Do not confuse it with kuuliza, to ask.

Examples

  • Habari za kifo chake ziliwaliza watu wengi.The news of his death made many people cry.
  • Ni vibaya kumliza mdogo wako kwa kumnyang'anya chakula.It is wrong to make your little brother cry by snatching his food.
  • Filamu hiyo ya kusikitisha iliniliza.That sad film made me cry.

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