kutumaini
koo-too-mah-EE-nee
How to say it
Swahilikutumainikoo-too-mah-EE-nee
Englishto hope; to trust (in)
Frenchespérer; avoir confiance (en)
Meaning
To expect and wish that something good will happen; also to put one’s trust in someone.
Good to know
Followed by kwamba or a verb: natumaini kwamba utafika, I hope you will come. Kutumaini Mungu is to trust in God. The noun is tumaini, hope, plural matumaini.
Examples
- Natumaini utapona haraka, rafiki yangu.I hope you get well soon, my friend.
- Tunatumaini mvua itanyesha mwezi huu.We hope it will rain this month.
- Mama anatumaini mwanawe atafaulu mtihani.Mother hopes her child will pass the exam.
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