kushuhudia
koo-shoo-hoo-DEE-ah
How to say it
Swahilikushuhudiakoo-shoo-hoo-DEE-ah
Englishto witness, see; to testify
Frenchêtre témoin de, assister à ; témoigner
Meaning
To see an event with your own eyes, to go through or experience something, or to speak about what you saw as a witness.
Good to know
Takes the event as its object: kushuhudia ajali, to witness an accident. Shahidi is a witness, ushahidi is evidence, and mashuhuda are eyewitnesses.
Examples
- Mamia ya watu walifika kushuhudia sherehe hiyo.Hundreds of people came to watch that ceremony.
- Aliitwa mahakamani kushuhudia kile alichokiona.He was called to court to testify about what he saw.
- Hatujawahi kushuhudia mvua kubwa namna hii.We have never seen rain this heavy.
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