tasnifu
tah-SNEE-foo
How to say it
Swahilitasnifutah-SNEE-foosoon
Englishthesis, dissertationsoon
Frenchmémoire de recherche, travail doctoralsoon
Meaning
A long piece of research writing submitted for a university degree, especially a master’s or doctorate.
Good to know
N class noun, the same in singular and plural. Kuandika tasnifu, to write a thesis; kutetea tasnifu, to defend a thesis.
Examples
- Anaandika tasnifu kuhusu lugha za Kibantu.She is writing a thesis on Bantu languages.
- Alitetea tasnifu yake ya uzamivu mwezi uliopita.He defended his doctoral thesis last month.
- Tasnifu hii imechapishwa kama kitabu.This dissertation has been published as a book.
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