upigaji
oo-pee-GAH-jee
How to say it
Swahiliupigajioo-pee-GAH-jee
Frenchfait de frapper; vote; prise (de photos)
Meaning
A noun made from kupiga, to hit, used for the doing of what kupiga does in fixed phrases: upigaji kura is voting and upigaji picha is photography.
Good to know
U class noun with no plural. It is rarely alone: upigaji kura, voting; upigaji picha, photography; upigaji simu, making calls.
Examples
- Upigaji kura utaanza saa moja asubuhi.Voting will start at seven in the morning.
- Anapenda upigaji picha wa wanyama.She loves wildlife photography.
- Upigaji wa watoto shuleni umepigwa marufuku.The beating of children at school has been banned.
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