Swahili
vieumu
vee-eh-OO-moo
How to say it
Swahilivieumuvee-eh-OO-moosoon
Englishwith difficultysoon
Frenchdifficilementsoon
Meaning
an adverb meaning 'with difficulty' or 'hardly', describing something done in a hard or strained manner.
Good to know
used adverbially, similar to kwa shida (with difficulty); modifies verbs to show something was hard to accomplish.
Examples
- Alifaulu mtihani vieumu.He passed the exam with difficulty.
- Je, ulifika vieumu?Did you arrive with difficulty?
- Hatukuweza kumaliza kazi, hata vieumu.We could not finish the work, even with difficulty.
- Kesho atajaribu tena, ijapokuwa vieumu.Tomorrow he will try again, even though it's difficult.
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