Swahili
msikivu
um-see-KEE-voo
How to say it
Swahilimsikivuum-see-KEE-voosoon
Englishattentive listenersoon
Frenchauditeur attentifsoon
Meaning
a person who listens attentively and heeds what is said; an obedient or attentive listener.
Good to know
From -sikia (to hear, to listen); praised as a virtue, e.g. mtoto msikivu, an obedient child.
Examples
- Mtoto msikivu husikiliza ushauri wa wazazi.An attentive child listens to parents' advice.
- Je, wanafunzi hawa ni wasikivu darasani?Are these students attentive in class?
- Hakuwa msikivu wa maonyo yaliyotolewa.He was not attentive to the warnings given.
- Msikivu kama yeye atafanikiwa masomoni.An attentive person like her will succeed in school.
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