umeme
oo-MEH-meh
How to say it
Swahiliumemeoo-MEH-mehsoon
Englishelectricity; lightningsoon
Frenchélectricité ; éclairsoon
Meaning
Electric power used for light and machines; the older sense, still heard, is lightning in a storm.
Good to know
A noun of the u- class with no plural. Umeme umekatika means the power is off, and umeme wa jua is solar power.
Examples
- Umeme umekatika tangu asubuhi.The power has been off since the morning.
- Kijiji chetu kimeunganishwa na umeme mwaka huu.Our village was connected to electricity this year.
- Bei ya umeme imepanda tena.The price of electricity has gone up again.
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