Swahili
ubati
u-BA-ti
How to say it
Swahiliubatiu-BA-tisoon
Englishoutbuilding, lean-tosoon
Frenchappentis, remisesoon
Meaning
a shed or outbuilding, or an added wing or lean-to attached to a house.
Good to know
rare outbuilding, shed; addition to a house, wing; lean-to. ubatili, ubatilifu sing, uselessness, futil- ity, emptiness, worthlessness
Examples
- Walijenga ubati nyuma ya nyumba.They built a shed behind the house.
- Ubati huo unatumika kuhifadhia vyombo.That outbuilding is used to store tools.
- Ubati mpya uliongezwa mwaka jana.A new lean-to was added last year.
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