indimi

Swahili

shonga

SHON-ga

How to say it

SwahilishongaSHON-gasoon
Englishpersuasionsoon
Frenchpersuasionsoon

Meaning

persuasion, seduction, or enticement.

Good to know

persuasion, seduction, incite- ment, enticement

Examples

  • Alitumia shonga kumshawishi rafiki yake.He used persuasion to convince his friend.
  • Shonga zake hazikumfanya abadilishe mawazo.His enticements did not make her change her mind.
  • Je, ulimshinda kwa shonga au kwa ushahidi?Did you win him over by persuasion or by evidence?
  • Hakuathiriwa na shonga za wapinzani wake.He was not swayed by his opponents' enticements.

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