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kusafiria

koo-sah-fee-REE-ah

How to say it

Swahilikusafiriakoo-sah-fee-REE-ah

Meaning

To use something or some way to travel; after a noun it says what a thing is used for when traveling, as in hati ya kusafiria, passport.

Good to know

The applicative of kusafiri, to travel: pasi ya kusafiria or hati ya kusafiria, passport; ndege aliyosafiria, the plane he traveled on.

Examples

  • Alipoteza hati yake ya kusafiria uwanjani.He lost his passport at the airport.
  • Basi tulilosafiria lilikuwa safi sana.The bus we traveled on was very clean.
  • Unahitaji pasi ya kusafiria ili kwenda Ulaya.You need a passport to go to Europe.

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