kutupia

How to say it

Meaning

To throw something at or to someone or somewhere; kutupia jicho, to throw an eye on, means to look into or pay attention to something. In social media slang it means to post.

Good to know

The applicative of kutupa, to throw; the target is the object: kumtupia mawe, to throw stones at him. Kutupia lawama is to lay the blame on someone.

Examples

• Mashabiki waliwatupia wachezaji chupa za maji.The fans threw water bottles at the players.
• Serikali inapaswa kutupia jicho sekta ya kilimo.The government should look into the farming sector.
• Usinitupie lawama kwa kosa lako.Do not throw the blame on me for your mistake.