Swahili
mpitaji
um-pee-TA-jee
How to say it
Swahilimpitajium-pee-TA-jeesoon
Englishpasserbysoon
Frenchpassantsoon
Meaning
a person who passes by or goes past a place; a passerby.
Good to know
Agent noun from -pita (to pass, to go by).
Examples
- Mpitaji aliuliza njia ya kwenda sokoni.A passerby asked for directions to the market.
- Je, mpitaji yeyote aliona ajali?Did any passerby see the accident?
- Hakukuwa na mpitaji barabarani usiku ule.There was no passerby on the road that night.
- Wapitaji watapita mbele ya duka letu.Passersby will pass in front of our shop.
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