kusomesha
koo-soh-MEH-shah
How to say it
Swahilikusomeshakoo-soh-MEH-shah
Englishto educate, to put through school
Meaning
To pay for and see to someone’s schooling, as parents do for their children, or to have someone taught; also to teach a class.
Good to know
The causative of kusoma, to read or study; the pupil is the object: kuwasomesha watoto, to put the children through school.
Examples
- Alifanya kazi kwa bidii ili kuwasomesha watoto wake.He worked hard to put his children through school.
- Wazazi wengi hushindwa kusomesha watoto kwa sababu ya umaskini.Many parents cannot educate their children because of poverty.
- Shirika hilo linasomesha yatima mia moja.That organization is paying school fees for a hundred orphans.
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