Swahili
majembe
mah-JEHM-beh
How to say it
Swahilimajembemah-JEHM-behsoon
Englishhoessoon
Frenchhouessoon
Meaning
Hoes, farming tools used to till the soil.
Good to know
plural of jembe (li-/ma- class); basic farming vocabulary.
Examples
- Wakulima walichukua majembe shambani asubuhi.Farmers took their hoes to the field in the morning.
- Je, majembe haya yamenolewa?Have these hoes been sharpened?
- Majembe hayakutosha wafanyakazi wote.The hoes were not enough for all the workers.
- Dukani kuna majembe mengi ya kuuza.The shop has many hoes for sale.
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