Swahili
mposi
m-PO-see
How to say it
Swahilimposim-PO-seesoon
Englishsuitorsoon
Frenchprétendantsoon
Meaning
a man who proposes marriage or courts a woman; a suitor.
Good to know
variant of mposaji/mposa.
Examples
- Mposi alileta zawadi kwa wazazi wa mchumba wake.The suitor brought gifts to his fiancée's parents.
- Je, mposi huyo ana kazi gani?What job does that suitor have?
- Mposi mmoja alikataliwa na baba wa msichana.One suitor was rejected by the girl's father.
- Hawakumtaka mposi wa mbali.They did not want a suitor from far away.
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