kunyesha
koo-NYEH-shah
How to say it
Swahilikunyeshakoo-NYEH-shah
Englishto rain, to fall (of rain)
Frenchpleuvoir, tomber (pluie)
Meaning
Said of rain, snow or hail coming down from the sky; mvua is the subject: mvua inanyesha, it is raining.
Good to know
The subject is almost always mvua: mvua ilinyesha usiku kucha, it rained all night. Mvua za masika are the long rains and vuli the short rains.
Examples
- Mvua inanyesha tangu asubuhi.It has been raining since morning.
- Mvua ilinyesha kwa wingi mwaka jana.It rained heavily last year.
- Mvua ikianza kunyesha tutaahirisha mchezo.If it starts to rain we will postpone the game.
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