kutanua
koo-tah-NOO-ah
How to say it
Swahilikutanuakoo-tah-NOO-ahsoon
Englishto expand, to widen, to extendsoon
Frenchélargir, étendresoon
Meaning
To make something wider or bigger, such as widening a road, expanding a business or its services, or spreading play across a football pitch.
Good to know
Transitive: kutanua huduma, to expand services; kutanua wigo, to widen the scope. The intransitive kutanuka means to widen, to expand.
Examples
- Benki imeamua kutanua huduma zake vijijini.The bank has decided to expand its services to rural areas.
- Serikali itatanua barabara hii mwaka ujao.The government will widen this road next year.
- Tunahitaji kutanua wigo wa soko letu.We need to widen the scope of our market.
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