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mhusika

mhoo-SEE-kah

How to say it

Swahilimhusikamhoo-SEE-kah

Meaning

The person a matter concerns or who is involved in an event, often a suspect in the news; in a story or a film, one of its characters.

Good to know

Plural wahusika. Mhusika mkuu is the main character of a novel or film; wahusika can also mean those in charge. From kuhusika, to be involved.

Examples

  • Polisi wanamtafuta mhusika wa wizi huo.The police are looking for the person involved in the theft.
  • Barua ilirudishwa kwa mhusika.The letter was returned to the person concerned.
  • Mhusika mkuu wa riwaya hii ni msichana yatima.The main character of this novel is an orphan girl.

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Forms

muhusika, wahusika

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