Swahili
kumba
KOOM-bah
How to say it
SwahilikumbaKOOM-bahsoon
Englishto clear outsoon
Frenchdéblayersoon
Meaning
to clear out or sweep away, to clean out a place thoroughly.
Good to know
clear out/away, clean/sweep out
Examples
- Alikumba chumba kabla ya wageni kufika.He cleared out the room before the guests arrived.
- Tunahitaji kukumba ghala hii leo.We need to clean out this storeroom today.
- Je, umekumba jikoni tayari?Have you cleaned out the kitchen already?
- Waliajiri watu kukumba uwanja baada ya sherehe.They hired people to clear out the field after the celebration.
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