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Meaning of ka- | Babel Free

Phrase CEFR C2

Definitions

  1. third-person singular animate ([[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#M-wa class|m class_((I))]]) recent-past perfective marker
    morpheme
  2. noun class 12 prefix, used with a diminutive or depreciative meaning
    colloquial, dialectal, morpheme, nonstandard

Examples

“Near-synonyms: ali-, ame-”
“Nimefanya jitihada mwenyewe na Mungu kanisaidia,[…]”

I have worked hard on my own and God has helped me, […]

“Rais Obama kaondoka, tusirudie maisha ya aibu”

President Obama has left, let us not return to a life of shame

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

kabla ya Kristo karibu chakula karibu kiti kazi ni kazi kheri ya siku ya kuzaliwa ki-

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