kuosha
koo-OH-shah
How to say it
Swahilikuoshakoo-OH-shahsoon
Englishto wash
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Meaning
To clean something with water, such as hands, dishes, food or a car.
Good to know
It takes the thing washed as object: kuosha vyombo, to wash the dishes. For washing clothes the usual verb is kufua, and for washing hands kunawa.
Examples
- Tafadhali osha vyombo baada ya kula.Please wash the dishes after eating.
- Anaosha gari lake kila Jumapili.He washes his car every Sunday.
- Ni muhimu kuosha matunda kabla ya kula.It is important to wash fruit before eating.
The same word in
Forms
oshwa (passive of kuosha, to wash: to be washed)
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