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Meaning of kw- | Babel Free

Phrase CEFR C2

Definitions

  1. [[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#Ku class|ku class_((XV))]] noun prefix; used before verb stem of -anza, -enda, -isha
  2. it, there; [[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#Ku class|ku class_((XV))]]/[[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#Ku locative class|ku class_((XVII))]] subject concord used before gnomic marker (-a-); only used in kwa-
  3. [[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#Ku class|ku class_((XV))]]/[[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#Ku locative class|ku class_((XVII))]] adjective agreement prefix before vowels

Examples

“kwenda”

to go

“mchana kweupe”

in broad daylight

“nyumbani kwangu”

at my home

CEFR level

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