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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