kuzindua
koo-zee-NDOO-ah
How to say it
Swahilikuzinduakoo-zee-NDOO-ah
Englishto launch, to inaugurate
Frenchlancer, inaugurer
Meaning
To officially open or start something new, such as a building, a project, a product or an album.
Good to know
Takes a direct object: kuzindua mradi, to launch a project; kuzindua albamu, to release an album. A launch or an inauguration is uzinduzi.
Examples
- Rais atazindua hospitali mpya kesho.The president will open the new hospital tomorrow.
- Mwanamuziki huyo amezindua albamu yake ya tatu.That musician has launched his third album.
- Kampuni imezindua huduma mpya ya kutuma pesa.The company has launched a new money transfer service.
The same word in
Forms
kuzinduliwa (passive of kuzindua, to launch)
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