Swahili
mwendelezi
mwehn-deh-LEH-zee
How to say it
Swahilimwendelezimwehn-deh-LEH-zeesoon
Englishprogressive personsoon
Frenchpersonne progressistesoon
Meaning
one who makes things progress, a progressive person; an imitator.
Good to know
one who makes things move/progress, a progressive person; imitator
Examples
- Mwendelezi wa jadi hiyo alifundisha vijana.The one who carries on that tradition taught the youth.
- Je, wewe ni mwendelezi wa kazi ya baba yako?Are you continuing your father's work?
- Hakuwa mwendelezi, alianzisha njia mpya kabisa.He wasn't just carrying on, he started an entirely new way.
- Waendelezi wa lugha hii walisaidia kuihifadhi.Those who carried on this language helped preserve it.
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