kutokea
koo-toh-KEH-ah
How to say it
Swahilikutokeakoo-toh-KEH-ah
Frencharriver, se produire; sortir, apparaître
Meaning
Of an event, to take place; of a person or thing, to come out of a place or to appear.
Good to know
For events the subject is the event: ajali ilitokea jana, the accident happened yesterday. Kutokea is also to come from a place: anatokea Mbeya. Tukio, an incident, comes from the same root.
Examples
- Ajali ilitokea karibu na daraja.The accident happened near the bridge.
- Mtoto alitokea chumbani akicheka.The child came out of the room laughing.
- Tatizo hili halijawahi kutokea hapa.This problem has never occurred here.
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