Swahili
okota
o-KO-ta
How to say it
Swahiliokotao-KO-tasoon
Englishto pick upsoon
Frenchramassersoon
Meaning
to pick something up off the ground, or to find something by chance.
Good to know
pick up, gather; find; come upon by chance/unexpectedly; obtain something without effort
Examples
- Mtoto aliokota jiwe barabarani.The child picked up a stone on the road.
- Nilikota pesa nje ya duka.I found some money outside the shop.
- Wavuvi waliokota gogo kubwa ufukweni.The fishermen picked up a big log on the beach.
- Aliokota chupa za plastiki kuzirejesha.He gathered plastic bottles to recycle them.
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