vidato

How to say it

Meaning

Notches cut into a tree trunk or the rungs of a ladder, used as footholds for climbing.

Good to know

plural of kidato (ki-/vi- class); also the common word for a school grade or form, as in kidato cha kwanza.

Examples

• Wavunaji walitengeneza vidato kwenye mnazi kwa ajili ya kupanda.The harvesters carved notches into the coconut palm for climbing.
• Je, vidato hivi ni salama kupanda?Are these notches safe to climb?
• Vidato havikutosha kufikia juu ya mti.The notches were not enough to reach the top of the tree.
• Watatengeneza vidato vipya kabla ya mavuno.They will make new notches before the harvest.