indimi

kurekebisha

koo-reh-keh-BEE-shah

How to say it

Swahilikurekebishakoo-reh-keh-BEE-shah
Englishto repair, fix; to correct; to amend
Frenchréparer ; corriger ; modifier

Meaning

To put something right: to mend a broken thing, to correct a mistake or to change a law or plan to make it better.

Good to know

Takes its object directly: kurekebisha gari, to repair a car; kurekebisha sheria, to amend a law. Marekebisho are corrections or amendments, and kurekebishwa is to be repaired.

Examples

  • Fundi amekuja kurekebisha bomba la maji.The plumber has come to fix the water pipe.
  • Mwalimu alirekebisha makosa katika insha yangu.The teacher corrected the mistakes in my essay.
  • Bunge linapanga kurekebisha sheria ya ndoa.Parliament plans to amend the marriage law.

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Forms

rekebisha, rekebishwa

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