Swahili
lekevu
leh-KEH-voo
How to say it
Swahililekevuleh-KEH-voosoon
Englishcompliantsoon
Frenchdocilesoon
Meaning
easily persuaded or inclined to agree, compliant or yielding in nature.
Good to know
an adjective describing a person's agreeable, easily-led temperament, related to the verb kuelekea, to incline towards.
Examples
- Yeye ni mtu lekevu, hukubali kwa urahisi.He is a compliant person, he agrees easily.
- Je, mtoto wako ni lekevu shuleni?Is your child compliant at school?
- Hakuwa lekevu kwa ushawishi wao.He was not swayed by their persuasion.
- Watu lekevu mara nyingi hufuata wengi.Compliant people often follow the crowd.
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