Swahili
teso
TE-so
How to say it
SwahilitesoTE-sosoon
Englishsufferingsoon
Frenchsouffrance, chagrinsoon
Meaning
suffering, pain, or persecution, usually used in the plural mateso.
Good to know
in religious contexts, mateso refers specifically to the Passion of Christ.
Examples
- Waliishi maisha ya teso wakati wa vita.They lived a life of suffering during the war.
- Mateso ya wafungwa yalikuwa makubwa.The prisoners' suffering was great.
- Je, teso hili litaisha lini?When will this suffering end?
- Hatuwezi kusahau teso alilopitia.We cannot forget the suffering he went through.
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