Swahili
mtafiti
m-ta-FI-ti
How to say it
Swahilimtafitim-ta-FI-tisoon
Englishresearchersoon
Frenchchercheursoon
Meaning
a researcher, one who investigates or conducts research.
Good to know
the standard modern word for researcher or scientist; older usage also carried a sense of an inquisitive or nosy person.
Examples
- Mtafiti alichapisha matokeo yake mwaka huu.The researcher published his findings this year.
- Yeye ni mtafiti wa magonjwa ya mimea.She is a researcher of plant diseases.
- Je, mtafiti amemaliza uchunguzi wake?Has the researcher finished his investigation?
- Hakuwa mtafiti wa kutosha kuandika ripoti hiyo.He wasn't researcher enough to write that report.
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