Swahili
papasa
pah-PAH-sah
How to say it
Swahilipapasapah-PAH-sahsoon
Englishto strokesoon
Frenchcaressersoon
Meaning
to touch or feel something gently with the hands, especially to find one's way by touch.
Good to know
stroke, touch; grope, feel one's way. kipofa anapapasa. A blind man feels his way
Examples
- Kipofu anapapasa njia yake.The blind man feels his way.
- Alipapasa ukuta gizani kutafuta swichi.He felt along the wall in the dark looking for the switch.
- Je, unaweza kupapasa mfuko kuona kama funguo zipo?Can you feel the bag to see if the keys are there?
- Hatapapasa tena baada ya kupata tochi.He will not need to feel his way again once he gets a torch.
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