zaidi ya hayo

How to say it

Meaning

Adds a further point to what has just been said, like English moreover; literally more than those things.

Good to know

It usually opens a sentence and is followed by a comma. Zaidi ya, more than, is the base; zaidi ya hapo means beyond that.

Examples

• Zaidi ya hayo, bei ya mafuta imepanda.Moreover, the price of fuel has gone up.
• Ni hodari darasani, na zaidi ya hayo anacheza mpira vizuri.She is clever in class, and besides that she plays football well.
• Zaidi ya hayo, tunahitaji walimu wengi zaidi.Furthermore, we need more teachers.

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