Swahili
tokomea
to-ko-ME-a
How to say it
Swahilitokomeato-ko-ME-asoon
Englishto disappear, vanishsoon
Frenchdisparaître, s'évanouirsoon
Meaning
to disappear or vanish completely, often suddenly or without a trace.
Good to know
the causative form tokomeza, to eradicate, is common in phrases like tokomeza umaskini, eradicate poverty.
Examples
- Ametokomea msituni.He disappeared into the bush.
- Fedha zote zilitokomea ghafla.All the money vanished suddenly.
- Je, atatokomea milele?Will he disappear forever?
- Ugonjwa huo ulitokomea baada ya chanjo.That disease was eradicated after the vaccine.
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