Swahili
kumbukumbu
koom-boo-KOOM-boo
How to say it
Swahilikumbukumbukoom-boo-KOOM-boosoon
Englishmemorysoon
Frenchmémoiresoon
Meaning
memory or remembrance, the ability to recall things.
Good to know
ana kumbukumbu nzuri means he has a good memory.
Examples
- Ana kumbukumbu nzuri sana.He has a very good memory.
- Kumbukumbu za vita bado ziko wazi kwake.Memories of the war are still vivid to him.
- Je, una kumbukumbu ya jina lake?Do you have any recollection of his name?
- Tulifanya sherehe ya kumbukumbu ya miaka kumi.We held a ten-year anniversary commemoration.
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