Swahili
mtambua
m-tam-BU-a
How to say it
Swahilimtambuam-tam-BU-asoon
Englishdiscerning personsoon
Frenchpersonne perspicacesoon
Meaning
one who recognizes, perceives, or identifies things; a discerning person.
Good to know
a variant of mtambuzi, from -tambua, to recognize.
Examples
- Mtambua wa sauti alimtambua mwizi gizani.The perceptive listener recognized the thief in the dark.
- Yeye ni mtambua wa hila haraka.He is quick to recognize a trick.
- Je, ni mtambua au alibahatisha tu?Is he perceptive, or did he just guess?
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