mtu mbaya
MTOO MBAH-yah
How to say it
Swahilimtu mbayaMTOO MBAH-yah
Englishbad person, wicked person
Frenchmauvaise personne, méchant
Meaning
A person who behaves badly or means harm to others. It is a plain combination of mtu, person, and mbaya, bad, used often in speech and stories.
Good to know
The adjective agrees with the noun: mtu mbaya, plural watu wabaya. Si mtu mbaya, he is not a bad person, is a common way to defend someone.
Examples
- Majirani wanadai kwamba yeye ni mtu mbaya sana.The neighbors claim that he is a very bad person.
- Katika hadithi hii, mfalme ndiye mtu mbaya.In this story, the king is the bad person.
- Si kila mgeni ni mtu mbaya.Not every stranger is a bad person.
The same word in
Not yet checked by a native speaker.