lowa
LOH-wah
How to say it
SwahililowaLOH-wah
Englishto get wet, to be soaked
Frenchse mouiller, être trempé
Meaning
To become wet all through, as from rain, sweat or water spilled on one.
Good to know
Usually in the perfect: nimelowa, I am soaked. The infinitive is kulowa; to make wet is kulowesha.
Examples
- Tulilowa kabisa kwa sababu ya mvua ya ghafla.We got completely soaked because of the sudden rain.
- Nguo zangu zimelowa jasho baada ya kazi.My clothes are soaked with sweat after work.
- Usikae kwenye nyasi, zimelowa umande.Do not sit on the grass; it is wet with dew.
Forms
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