yapata

How to say it

Meaning

perhaps, maybe; also used for an approximate amount.

Good to know

adv. perhaps, maybe; about, approxi- mately. yapi see -pi. yapo auxii are there I. v. mi-, ma-, n- cl. it is/they

Examples

• Yapata watu mia moja walihudhuria mkutano.About a hundred people attended the meeting.
• Je, yapata saa ngapi sasa?What time is it approximately now?
• Alifika yapata saa mbili usiku.He arrived at about eight o'clock at night.

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