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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