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muktadha

moo-KTAH-dhah

How to say it

Swahilimuktadhamoo-KTAH-dhah
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Meaning

The situation, background or surrounding words that help to explain the meaning of an event, a statement or a word.

Good to know

M/mi class noun: plural miktadha, rarely used. Katika muktadha huu, in this context, is the usual phrase; it belongs to formal and academic writing.

Examples

  • Neno hili lina maana tofauti katika muktadha huu.This word has a different meaning in this context.
  • Tunapaswa kuelewa muktadha wa hotuba yake.We need to understand the context of his speech.
  • Soma sentensi nzima ili upate muktadha.Read the whole sentence so that you get the context.

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