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mgeuzo

mgeh-OO-zoh

How to say it

Swahilimgeuzomgeh-OO-zoh
Englishchange, transformation
Frenchchangement, transformation

Meaning

An act of turning one thing into another, or the change that results; in science, a transformation such as the Lorentz transformation.

Good to know

M/mi class noun, plural migeuzo; from kugeuza, to change or turn. Mabadiliko is the everyday word for changes.

Examples

  • Mgeuzo wa sheria hiyo ulichukua miaka miwili.The change to that law took two years.
  • Tuliona mgeuzo mkubwa katika tabia yake.We saw a big change in his behavior.
  • Mwalimu alieleza mgeuzo wa maji kuwa barafu.The teacher explained how water turns into ice.

Forms

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