Swahili
visetiri
vee-seh-TEE-ree
How to say it
Swahilivisetirivee-seh-TEE-reesoon
Englishdividing wallssoon
Frenchcloisonssoon
Meaning
Partition walls or screens used to divide a space or provide privacy; also, informally, toilets.
Good to know
plural of kisetiri (ki-/vi- class); the toilet sense is informal.
Examples
- Visetiri vimewekwa kati ya vyumba viwili.Dividing walls have been put between the two rooms.
- Je, visetiri hivi vimejengwa kwa mbao?Are these dividing walls built of wood?
- Visetiri hivi si vya kudumu.These dividing walls are not permanent.
- Watabomoa visetiri wakati wa ukarabati.They will demolish the dividing walls during renovation.
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