kutimia
koo-tee-MEE-ah
How to say it
Swahilikutimiakoo-tee-MEE-ah
Frenchse réaliser, s’accomplir; être complet
Meaning
Of a hope, a promise or a plan, to happen as wished; of time or a number, to reach its full amount.
Good to know
Intransitive: ndoto yake imetimia, his dream has come true. With time it means to be complete: miaka mitano imetimia. The causative kutimiza is to fulfil.
Examples
- Ndoto yangu ya kuwa daktari imetimia.My dream of becoming a doctor has come true.
- Leo imetimia miaka kumi tangu tuoane.Today it is ten full years since we got married.
- Si kila ahadi ya viongozi hutimia.Not every promise of leaders comes true.
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