Swahili
mashurutisho
mah-shoo-roo-TEE-shoh
How to say it
Swahilimashurutishomah-shoo-roo-TEE-shohsoon
Englishpressuressoon
Frenchcontraintessoon
Meaning
Compulsion or pressure; also, stipulations or conditions imposed on someone.
Good to know
plural of shurutisho (ji-/ma- class); non-human noun, ma-/ya- agreement; rare, formal register.
Examples
- Mfanyakazi alifanya kazi chini ya mashurutisho makali.The worker labored under harsh pressures.
- Je, mashurutisho hayo ni ya haki?Are those conditions fair?
- Mashurutisho hayakumzuia kutimiza wajibu wake.The pressures did not stop him from fulfilling his duty.
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