kutembelea
koo-teh-mbeh-LEH-ah
How to say it
Swahilikutembeleakoo-teh-mbeh-LEH-ah
Englishto visit
Frenchrendre visite, saluer
Meaning
To go and see a person or a place and spend some time there.
Good to know
Applied form of kutembea, to walk. Takes a direct object: kumtembelea bibi, to visit grandmother. A formal visit is ziara, and a tourist is mtalii.
Examples
- Tutamtembelea bibi yetu Jumapili.We will visit our grandmother on Sunday.
- Watalii wengi hutembelea Mlima Kilimanjaro.Many tourists visit Mount Kilimanjaro.
- Rais alitembelea hospitali ya mkoa jana.The president visited the regional hospital yesterday.
The same word in
Forms
kutembelewa (passive of kutembelea, to visit)
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