Swahili
vidawati
vee-dah-WAH-tee
How to say it
Swahilividawativee-dah-WAH-teesoon
Englishdeskssoon
Frenchbureauxsoon
Meaning
Small desks, a variant form of dawati.
Good to know
plural of kidawati (ki-/vi- class), a diminutive of dawati.
Examples
- Wanafunzi waliketi kwenye vidawati vyao darasani.The students sat at their desks in class.
- Je, vidawati hivi vimevunjika?Are these desks broken?
- Vidawati havikutosha kwa wanafunzi wote.The desks were not enough for all the students.
- Shule itanunua vidawati vipya mwaka huu.The school will buy new desks this year.
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