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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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