kuratibu
koo-rah-TEE-boo
How to say it
Swahilikuratibukoo-rah-TEE-boo
Englishto coordinate, to organize
Frenchcoordonner, organiser
Meaning
To plan and arrange the different parts of an activity so that people and tasks work well together.
Good to know
A loan from Arabic that takes a direct object: kuratibu mkutano, to coordinate a meeting. A coordinator is mratibu, and coordination is uratibu.
Examples
- Yeye ndiye anayeratibu safari za wanafunzi.She is the one who coordinates the students' trips.
- Tume itaratibu zoezi la kuhesabu watu.The commission will coordinate the census.
- Tunahitaji mtu wa kuratibu shughuli za harusi.We need someone to organize the wedding arrangements.
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