kumiliki
koo-mee-LEE-kee
How to say it
Swahilikumilikikoo-mee-LEE-kee
Englishto own, possess
Frenchposséder, être propriétaire de
Meaning
To have something as your own property, such as land, a house, a business or a weapon; in sport, to control the ball or the game.
Good to know
Takes the thing owned as object: kumiliki ardhi, to own land. Mali is property, mmiliki is the owner, and umiliki is ownership; kumilikiwa is to be owned.
Examples
- Ndoto yake ni kumiliki nyumba yake mwenyewe.His dream is to own his own house.
- Ni kosa kumiliki silaha bila kibali.It is an offense to possess a weapon without a permit.
- Timu yetu ilijaribu kumiliki mpira muda mrefu.Our team tried to keep possession of the ball for a long time.
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