kunusuru
koo-noo-SOO-roo
How to say it
Swahilikunusurukoo-noo-SOO-roosoon
Englishto rescue, to save, to salvagesoon
Frenchsauver, secourir, sauvegardersoon
Meaning
To save a person, an animal or a thing from danger, loss or ruin, often at the last moment.
Good to know
Takes its object directly: kunusuru maisha, to save lives. The passive is kunusurika, to escape narrowly; alinusurika kifo, he narrowly escaped death.
Examples
- Wavuvi walifanikiwa kunusuru watu kumi waliozama.The fishermen managed to rescue ten people who were drowning.
- Serikali inajaribu kunusuru kiwanda kisifungwe.The government is trying to save the factory from closing.
- Mvua za mwisho zilinusuru mazao yetu.The last rains saved our crops.
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