mara nyingi
MAH-rah NYEE-ngee
How to say it
Swahilimara nyingiMAH-rah NYEE-ngeesoon
Englishoften, many timessoon
Frenchsouvent
Meaning
Says that something happens a lot or again and again, on many occasions.
Good to know
A fixed phrase, literally 'many times', placed at the start or end of the clause, often with a hu- verb: Mara nyingi hula nyumbani. Its opposite is mara chache, rarely.
Examples
- Mara nyingi tunakula chakula cha mchana nyumbani.We often eat lunch at home.
- Yeye huchelewa kazini mara nyingi.He is often late for work.
- Nimemwambia mara nyingi asifanye hivyo.I have told him many times not to do that.
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