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leseni

leh-SEH-nee

How to say it

Swahililesenileh-SEH-neesoon
Englishlicense, permitsoon
Frenchpermis, licencesoon

Meaning

An official document that allows a person or a business to do something, such as drive a car, run a shop or mine.

Good to know

Same form in the plural, with n class agreement: leseni hii, leseni za biashara. A driving license is leseni ya udereva.

Examples

  • Dereva lazima awe na leseni halali.A driver must have a valid license.
  • Nimepata leseni ya biashara mwezi huu.I got a business license this month.
  • Serikali ilifuta leseni ya kampuni hiyo.The government revoked that company's license.

Forms

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