kurudi
koo-ROO-dee
How to say it
Swahilikurudikoo-ROO-deesoon
Englishto return, to come backsoon
Frenchrevenir, retournersoon
Meaning
To come or go back to a place one has left, or to go back to an earlier state or activity.
Good to know
Kurudi nyumbani, to go back home; kurudi kazini, to return to work. The causative kurudisha is to give back or send back.
Examples
- Nitarudi saa moja jioni.I will be back at seven in the evening.
- Alirudi kutoka Ulaya mwezi uliopita.He came back from Europe last month.
- Watoto wanapenda kurudi kijijini wakati wa likizo.The children like to go back to the village during the holidays.
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