Swahili
mikuto
mee-KOO-toh
How to say it
Swahilimikutomee-KOO-tohsoon
Englishencounterssoon
Frenchrencontressoon
Meaning
Acts of meeting or coming across something by chance; also folds, bends, or curves.
Good to know
plural of mkuto (m-/mi- class).
Examples
- Mikuto ya bahati mbaya ilimpata safarini.Chance mishaps befell him on the journey.
- Je, mikuto hii ilitokea njiani kweli?Did these encounters really happen on the road?
- Mikuto haikumzuia kuendelea na safari yake.The encounters did not stop him from continuing his journey.
- Watasimulia mikuto yao ya safarini jioni hii.They will recount their travel encounters this evening.
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