Swahili
maelezo
mah-eh-LEH-zoh
How to say it
Swahilimaelezomah-eh-LEH-zohsoon
Englishexplanationssoon
Frenchexplicationssoon
Meaning
Explanations, descriptions, or commentary given about something.
Good to know
plural of elezo (li-/ma- class); extremely common word for information or details in general.
Examples
- Maelezo yake yalinifanya nielewe vizuri.His explanation made me understand well.
- Je, unaweza kunipa maelezo zaidi?Can you give me more explanation?
- Maelezo hayakutosha kujibu swali langu.The explanation was not enough to answer my question.
- Ofisi itatoa maelezo rasmi kesho.The office will give an official statement tomorrow.
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