Swahili
madati
mah-DAH-tee
How to say it
Swahilimadatimah-DAH-teesoon
Englishtallysoon
Frenchdécomptesoon
Meaning
a count, tally, or quantity of things, related to idadi, number or quantity.
Good to know
a variant or related form of idadi; used when referring to a count or number of items.
Examples
- Madati ya wanafunzi yameongezeka mwaka huu.The number of students has increased this year.
- Je, madati ya vitabu ni sahihi?Is the count of books correct?
- Hatuna madati kamili ya watu waliohudhuria.We don't have a complete count of the people who attended.
- Watapata madati mapya wiki ijayo.They will get new figures next week.
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