kusimulia
koo-see-moo-LEE-ah
How to say it
Swahilikusimuliakoo-see-moo-LEE-ah
Frenchraconter, relater
Meaning
To tell others about events, a story or an experience, usually from the beginning to the end.
Good to know
What is told is the object, and the listener takes an object marker: kumsimulia mtoto hadithi, to tell a child a story. Msimulizi is a narrator and simulizi a narrative.
Examples
- Bibi alitusimulia hadithi kila jioni.Grandmother told us a story every evening.
- Aliweza kusimulia jinsi ajali ilivyotokea.He was able to recount how the accident happened.
- Nitakusimulia yote tukikutana kesho.I will tell you everything when we meet tomorrow.
Forms
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