kutakasa
koo-tah-KAH-sah
How to say it
Swahilikutakasakoo-tah-KAH-sah
Englishto purify, to cleanse; to sanitize
Frenchpurifier; désinfecter
Meaning
To make something clean and pure: in religion from sin, in health from germs, as with hand sanitizer.
Good to know
Kutakasa mikono is to sanitize the hands, and kitakasa mikono is hand sanitizer. In church kutakasa is to sanctify; the passive is kutakaswa.
Examples
- Nesi alitakasa vifaa vyote kabla ya upasuaji.The nurse sterilized all the instruments before the operation.
- Tumia sabuni kutakasa mikono yako mara kwa mara.Use soap to clean your hands often.
- Waumini waliomba Mungu awatakase mioyo yao.The faithful prayed that God would purify their hearts.
Forms
kutakaswa (passive of kutakasa, to purify)
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