Swahili
wagonjwa
wa-GO-njwa
How to say it
Swahiliwagonjwawa-GO-njwasoon
Englishpatientssoon
Frenchmaladessoon
Meaning
People who are ill or receiving medical care.
Good to know
plural of mgonjwa (m-/wa- class).
Examples
- Wagonjwa walisubiri zamu yao hospitalini.The patients waited their turn at the hospital.
- Je, wagonjwa hawa wamepimwa leo?Have these patients been examined today?
- Hawakuwa wagonjwa mahututi.They weren't critically ill patients.
- Wagonjwa watapewa dawa baada ya chakula.The patients will be given medicine after eating.
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