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Swahili

mapandikizo

mah-pahn-dee-KEE-zoh

How to say it

Swahilimapandikizomah-pahn-dee-KEE-zohsoon
Englishseedlingssoon
Frenchbouturessoon

Meaning

Seedlings that have been, or are to be, transplanted; also the act of transplanting them.

Good to know

plural of pandikizo (ji-/ma- class); non-human noun, ma-/ya- agreement.

Examples

  • Wakulima walipanda mapandikizo ya miti shambani.The farmers planted tree seedlings in the field.
  • Je, mapandikizo haya yatastawi vizuri?Will these seedlings grow well?
  • Mapandikizo hayakuota kwa sababu ya ukame.The seedlings did not sprout because of the drought.
  • Tutasambaza mapandikizo mengine kesho.We will distribute more seedlings tomorrow.

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