kumaanisha
koo-mah-ah-NEE-shah
How to say it
Swahilikumaanishakoo-mah-ah-NEE-shah
Englishto mean
Frenchsignifier, vouloir dire
Meaning
To have a certain meaning, as a word or a sign does, or to intend a certain meaning when you say something.
Good to know
Inamaanisha kwamba means it means that, and nilimaanisha means I meant. Kwa kumaanisha is in earnest, meaning what you say. Maana is meaning.
Examples
- Neno hili linaweza kumaanisha vitu viwili.This word can mean two things.
- Sikutaka kumaanisha kwamba umekosea.I did not mean that you were wrong.
- Taa nyekundu hutumika kumaanisha simama.A red light is used to mean stop.
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