Swahili
mkabala
mka-BA-la
How to say it
Swahilimkabalamka-BA-lasoon
Englishopposite, facingsoon
Frenchen face desoon
Meaning
opposite, facing; used of something positioned directly across from something else.
Good to know
mkabala wa means 'facing, opposite'; also used adverbially to mean 'on the contrary'.
Examples
- Nyumba yangu iko mkabala wa shule.My house is opposite the school.
- Walikaa mkabala wa mto.They sat facing the river.
- Je, duka lako liko mkabala na hospitali?Is your shop opposite the hospital?
- Mkabala na matarajio yetu, alishinda kwa urahisi.Contrary to our expectations, he won easily.
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