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kuzuiliwa

koo-zoo-ee-LEE-wah

How to say it

Swahilikuzuiliwakoo-zoo-ee-LEE-wah
Frenchêtre détenu; être empêché, être bloqué

to be detained, to be held (in custody); to be blocked

Form of kuzuia (to prevent, to stop; to block)

passive of kuzuilia, the applied form of kuzuia, to prevent: to be held back

Examples

  • Washukiwa watatu wanazuiliwa katika kituo cha polisi.Three suspects are being held at the police station.

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