Swahili
upya
OO-pyah
How to say it
SwahiliupyaOO-pyahsoon
Englishnewnesssoon
Frenchnouveautésoon
Meaning
newness or novelty; adverbially, freshly or again, as in starting anew.
Good to know
newness, novelty, hayo ni mapya hayo. This is a novelty for me; adv. anew, afresh, again, wameijenga nyumba yao -. They have rebuilt their house
Examples
- Hayo ni mapya kwangu.This is new to me.
- Wameijenga nyumba yao upya.They have rebuilt their house.
- Je, tunaanza mradi huu upya?Are we starting this project afresh?
- Alianza maisha upya baada ya talaka.He started life anew after the divorce.
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