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Swahili

ziligongona

zee-lee-gohn-GOH-nah

How to say it

Swahiliziligongonazee-lee-gohn-GOH-nahsoon
Englishthey collidedsoon
Frenchelles sont entrées en collisionsoon

Meaning

the past tense form of -gongana (to collide, to crash into each other), referring to vehicles or objects: 'they collided'.

Good to know

past tense of -gongana (reciprocal 'to collide'); used for vehicles or objects crashing into one another.

Examples

  • Magari mawili ziligongona barabarani.Two cars collided on the road.
  • Je, ziligongona kwa kasi gani?At what speed did they collide?
  • Hazikuweza kuepuka, ziligongona ana kwa ana.They could not avoid it, they collided head-on.
  • Kesho polisi watachunguza jinsi ziligongona.Tomorrow police will investigate how they collided.

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