kurudia
koo-roo-DEE-ah
How to say it
Swahilikurudiakoo-roo-DEE-ahsoon
Englishto repeat, to redo; to go back tosoon
Frenchrépéter, refaire ; revenir àsoon
Meaning
To say or do something again; also to go back to an earlier place, habit or state.
Good to know
Takes its object directly: kurudia mtihani, to resit an exam; kurudia uchaguzi, to rerun an election. It is the applicative of kurudi, to return.
Examples
- Tafadhali rudia swali lako.Please repeat your question.
- Wanafunzi watano watarudia darasa mwaka ujao.Five pupils will repeat the class next year.
- Hataki kurudia makosa aliyofanya zamani.He does not want to repeat the mistakes he made before.
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