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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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