Swahili
pembetatu
pem-beh-TAH-too
How to say it
Swahilipembetatupem-beh-TAH-toosoon
Englishtrianglesoon
Frenchtrianglesoon
Meaning
a three-sided geometric figure, a triangle.
Good to know
triangle
Examples
- Bendera ina umbo la pembetatu.The flag has the shape of a triangle.
- Je, pembetatu hii ina pembe ngapi sawa?How many equal angles does this triangle have?
- Sikuweza kuchora pembetatu sahihi.I could not draw an accurate triangle.
- Wajenzi walitumia pembetatu kuhakikisha ukuta ni wima.The builders used a triangle to make sure the wall was straight.
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