Swahili
msahaulizi
um-sa-ha-oo-LEE-zee
How to say it
Swahilimsahaulizium-sa-ha-oo-LEE-zeesoon
Englishforgetful personsoon
Frenchdistraitsoon
Meaning
a forgetful or absent-minded person; a variant of msahaulifu.
Good to know
Agent-noun variant of msahaulifu, from -sahau (to forget).
Examples
- Rafiki yangu ni msahaulizi, husahau funguo mara kwa mara.My friend is forgetful; he often forgets his keys.
- Je, kwa nini umekuwa msahaulizi hivi karibuni?Why have you become forgetful recently?
- Hatukuwa wasahaulizi wa tarehe muhimu.We were not forgetful of the important date.
- Msahaulizi huyo aliacha mkoba wake basini.That forgetful person left his bag on the bus.
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