Swahili
mkatili
mka-TI-li
How to say it
Swahilimkatilimka-TI-lisoon
Englishcruel personsoon
Frenchpersonne cruellesoon
Meaning
a cruel, ruthless person; an aggressor.
Good to know
strongly negative, used for someone who inflicts suffering.
Examples
- Mkatili huyo aliwatesa wanyama wasio na hatia.That cruel person tortured innocent animals.
- Je, ulimwonaje mkatili aliyewashambulia?How did you see the aggressor who attacked them?
- Historia inamkumbuka kama kiongozi mkatili.History remembers him as a cruel leader.
- Hakuwa mkatili, ila alikuwa mkali tu.He wasn't cruel, just strict.
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