kuteka
koo-TEH-kah
How to say it
Swahilikutekakoo-TEH-kah
Meaning
To take control of people, a place or a vehicle by force; also to draw water from a well or a river.
Good to know
Kuteka nyara is to kidnap and kuteka mji to capture a town; kuteka maji is to fetch water. The passive kutekwa means to be kidnapped or captured.
Examples
- Waasi waliteka mji huo usiku wa manane.The rebels captured that town in the middle of the night.
- Majambazi waliteka basi na kuwaibia abiria.Bandits hijacked a bus and robbed the passengers.
- Wasichana walikwenda mtoni kuteka maji.The girls went to the river to draw water.
Forms
tekwa (passive of kuteka, to capture or kidnap)
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