kutoka nje
koo-TOH-kah NJEH
How to say it
Swahilikutoka njekoo-TOH-kah NJEHsoon
Englishto go out, to go outside; from abroadsoon
Frenchsortir ; de l’étrangersoon
Meaning
To leave a house or a room and go outside; with ya nchi, it means coming from another country.
Good to know
Kutoka nje ya is to go out of: kutoka nje ya nchi, to go abroad. As a describing phrase it means foreign: bidhaa kutoka nje, imported goods.
Examples
- Watoto waliomba ruhusa ya kutoka nje kucheza.The children asked permission to go outside to play.
- Aliamka mapema ili kutoka nje kabla ya jua.He woke early to go out before sunrise.
- Bidhaa nyingi zinatoka nje ya nchi.Many goods come from abroad.
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