kutafsiri
koo-tahf-SEE-ree
How to say it
Swahilikutafsirikoo-tahf-SEE-reesoon
Englishto translate; to interpretsoon
Frenchtraduire ; interprétersoon
Meaning
To put words from one language into another, or to explain the meaning of something such as a law or a text.
Good to know
Kutafsiri kutoka Kiingereza kwenda Kiswahili, to translate from English into Swahili. Tafsiri is a translation; mfasiri is a translator.
Examples
- Anatafsiri vitabu kutoka Kiingereza kwenda Kiswahili.She translates books from English into Swahili.
- Mahakama ilitafsiri sheria hiyo kwa njia tofauti.The court interpreted that law differently.
- Ni vigumu kutafsiri methali za Kiswahili.It is hard to translate Swahili proverbs.
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