kutoka

How to say it

Meaning

As a verb, to go or come out of a place, or to come from somewhere; on its own before a place or a time, it means from.

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Verb forms: ninatoka Kenya, I come from Kenya; ametoka, she has gone out. As from it pairs with hadi or mpaka: kutoka asubuhi hadi jioni. For a person say kutoka kwa: kutoka kwa mama.

Examples

• Nimepokea barua kutoka kwa mama yangu.I have received a letter from my mother.
• Tulisafiri kutoka Mwanza hadi Dodoma.We traveled from Mwanza to Dodoma.
• Mgonjwa bado hawezi kutoka kitandani.The patient still cannot get out of bed.

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