visivyo
vee-SEE-vyoh
How to say it
Swahilivisivyovee-SEE-vyohsoon
Frenchqui ne sont pas; mal, de traverssoon
Meaning
Links a vi class plural noun to a quality it lacks, like English which are not; used alone after a verb it means wrongly or in the wrong way.
Good to know
The negative relative of the verb to be for vi class plurals (vitu, vituo): vitu visivyo na thamani. The positive is vilivyo; after a verb, kufanya visivyo is to act wrongly.
Examples
- Vituo visivyo na umeme vitapewa sola.The centers without electricity will be given solar power.
- Usiuze vyakula visivyo salama.Do not sell food that is not safe.
- Alielewa maelezo yangu visivyo.He understood my explanation wrongly.
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