mabopo

How to say it

Meaning

Holes, pits, grooves, or furrows; dents or depressions in a surface, such as potholes in a road.

Good to know

Plural of bopo (ji-/ma class, class 5/6); commonly heard in 'mabopo ya barabara' (potholes in the road).

Examples

• Barabara hii ina mabopo mengi baada ya mvua.This road has many potholes after the rain.
• Je, mabopo haya yatazibwa lini?When will these potholes be filled?
• Mabopo hayo hayakumzuia dereva kuendesha kwa kasi.Those potholes did not stop the driver from driving fast.

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