kuvuka
koo-VOO-kah
How to say it
Swahilikuvukakoo-VOO-kahsoon
Englishto cross
Meaning
To go from one side to the other of a road, a river, a border or a line; figuratively, to get past a difficulty.
Good to know
Takes its object directly: kuvuka barabara, to cross the road; kuvuka mpaka, to cross the border. Kivuko is a crossing or a ferry, and kuvusha is to take someone across.
Examples
- Angalia kushoto na kulia kabla ya kuvuka barabara.Look left and right before crossing the road.
- Tulivuka mto kwa mtumbwi.We crossed the river by canoe.
- Wakimbizi wengi walivuka mpaka usiku.Many refugees crossed the border at night.
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