Swahili
nusurika
nu-su-RI-ka
How to say it
Swahilinusurikanu-su-RI-kasoon
Englishto survivesoon
Frenchsurvivresoon
Meaning
to survive or escape from danger, be saved.
Good to know
intransitive of nusuru
Examples
- Alinusurika kwenye ajali mbaya ya gari.He survived a terrible car accident.
- Watu wengi walinusurika baada ya jengo kuporomoka.Many people survived after the building collapsed.
- Wote walinusurika kwenye moto ule?Did everyone survive that fire?
- Meli ilizama lakini abiria wote walinusurika.The ship sank but all the passengers survived.
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