tumaini
too-mah-EE-nee
How to say it
Swahilitumainitoo-mah-EE-nee
Englishhope
Frenchespoir
Meaning
The feeling that something good you want may happen, or the person or thing you put that feeling in.
Good to know
Plural matumaini, which is the more common form: nina matumaini, I am hopeful. The verb kutumaini means to hope or to trust. Also a personal name.
Examples
- Mtoto huyu ndiye tumaini la familia yetu.This child is the hope of our family.
- Bado nina matumaini kwamba atapona.I still have hope that he will recover.
- Mvua za mwaka huu zimeleta tumaini kwa wakulima.This year's rains have brought hope to the farmers.
The same word in
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