Swahili
mistatili
mee-stah-TEE-lee
How to say it
Swahilimistatilimee-stah-TEE-leesoon
Englishrectanglessoon
Frenchrectanglessoon
Meaning
Rectangles, oblong four-sided shapes.
Good to know
plural of mstatili (m-/mi- class); mathematics register.
Examples
- Mistatili imechorwa kwenye karatasi ya hesabu.Rectangles have been drawn on the math paper.
- Je, mistatili hii ina eneo sawa?Do these rectangles have equal area?
- Mistatili haikupimwa kwa usahihi na wanafunzi wote.The rectangles were not measured accurately by all the students.
- Mwalimu atawapa wanafunzi mistatili zaidi ya kuchora.The teacher will give the students more rectangles to draw.
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