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Swahili

matone

ma-TOH-neh

How to say it

Swahilimatonema-TOH-nehsoon
Englishdropssoon
Frenchgouttessoon

Meaning

Drops, as of a liquid.

Good to know

plural of tone (ji-/ma- class).

Examples

  • Matone ya mvua yalianza kuanguka.Drops of rain began to fall.
  • Je, matone haya ni ya dawa?Are these drops medicine?
  • Hakuna matone ya damu kwenye nguo.There are no drops of blood on the clothes.
  • Daktari ataongeza matone kwenye jicho lake.The doctor will add drops to his eye.

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