indimi

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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