indimi

Swahili

mharage

mha-RA-ge

How to say it

Swahilimharagemha-RA-gesoon
Englishbean plantsoon
Frenchharicotsoon

Meaning

a bean plant, a variety of common bean grown for its edible seeds and pods.

Good to know

a dialectal variant of the more standard mharagwe.

Examples

  • Tulipanda mharage shambani wiki iliyopita.We planted bean plants in the field last week.
  • Je, mharage huu utazaa lini?When will this bean plant bear fruit?
  • Mharage hauhitaji maji mengi kustawi.The bean plant doesn't need much water to thrive.
  • Wakulima wengi hulima mharage kwa ajili ya soko.Many farmers grow bean plants for the market.

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