kuzuka
koo-ZOO-kah
How to say it
Swahilikuzukakoo-ZOO-kahsoon
Frenchéclater, surgirsoon
Meaning
Of a war, a fight, a fire, a disease or a dispute, to start suddenly; also of a person or thing, to appear without warning.
Good to know
Intransitive: vita vilizuka, war broke out. Kuzuka kwa is the outbreak of: kuzuka kwa kipindupindu, an outbreak of cholera.
Examples
- Moto ulizuka sokoni usiku wa manane.A fire broke out in the market in the middle of the night.
- Ugomvi ulizuka kati ya majirani wawili.A quarrel broke out between two neighbors.
- Tunahofia kuzuka kwa kipindupindu msimu huu wa mvua.We fear an outbreak of cholera this rainy season.
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