tenisi
teh-NEE-see
How to say it
Swahilitenisiteh-NEE-see
Englishtennis
Frenchtennis
Meaning
A sport in which two or four players hit a ball over a net with rackets on a marked court.
Good to know
N class noun with no plural: mchezo wa tenisi, the game of tennis; mchezaji wa tenisi, tennis player. Mpira wa tenisi is a tennis ball and tenisi ya meza is table tennis.
Examples
- Anacheza tenisi kila Jumamosi.She plays tennis every Saturday.
- Shule yetu ina uwanja mpya wa tenisi.Our school has a new tennis court.
- Nilinunua raketi mpya ya tenisi.I bought a new tennis racket.
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