indimi

Swahili

pinda

PEEN-dah

How to say it

SwahilipindaPEEN-dahsoon
Englishto bendsoon
Frenchpliersoon

Meaning

to bend, curve, or twist something, or to fold it over.

Good to know

twist, bend, curve. - uzi. twist a thread, mstari uliopinda. curvefd line); fold. - upindo/mshono. turn down a

Examples

  • Alipinda waya kuufanya pete.He bent the wire to make a ring.
  • Je, unaweza kupinda karatasi hii mara mbili?Can you fold this paper twice?
  • Bomba hilo halikupinda hata kidogo.That pipe did not bend at all.
  • Mstari uliopinda ulionyesha mpaka wa shamba.The curved line showed the boundary of the farm.

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