Swahili
mabadiliko
mah-bah-dee-LEE-koh
How to say it
Swahilimabadilikomah-bah-dee-LEE-kohsoon
Englishchangessoon
Frenchchangementssoon
Meaning
Changes, alterations, or shifts from one state to another.
Good to know
Plural of badiliko (ji-/ma class, class 5/6); an everyday word, often used as a mass noun like 'change' in English.
Examples
- Mabadiliko ya hali ya hewa yanaathiri kilimo.Climate change affects agriculture.
- Je, mabadiliko haya yataanza lini?When will these changes begin?
- Mabadiliko hayo hayakupokelewa vizuri na wafanyakazi.Those changes were not well received by the workers.
- Kampuni itafanya mabadiliko makubwa mwaka ujao.The company will make big changes next year.
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