mtenda

How to say it

Meaning

one who does or performs an action; a doer.

Good to know

used with a following object, e.g. 'mtenda dhambi' (a sinner, literally a doer of sin).

Examples

• Kila mtenda mema hupata thawabu.Every doer of good deeds receives a reward.
• Mtenda dhambi alitubu kanisani.The sinner repented at church.
• Je, ni mtenda mema au mwovu?Is he a doer of good, or a wicked man?
• Hakuwa mtenda wa jambo lolote baya.He hadn't done anything bad.