kutega
koo-TEH-gah
How to say it
Swahilikutegakoo-TEH-gahsoon
Meaning
To set up a trap to catch an animal or a person, or to lay something hidden such as a bomb. Kutega sikio, to set the ear, is to listen carefully.
Good to know
Takes what is caught or what is set as its object: kutega panya, to trap rats; kutega mtego, to set a trap. The trap is mtego, plural mitego.
Examples
- Wavulana walitega ndege kwa ulimbo.The boys trapped birds with birdlime.
- Tulitega mtego jikoni kukamata panya.We set a trap in the kitchen to catch rats.
- Tega sikio usikie ninachosema.Listen closely to hear what I am saying.
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