Swahili-english dictionary

ADHIBIWA

adhibiwa: translation

[Swahili Word]-adhibiwa
[English Word]be punished
[Part of Speech]verb
[Class]causative
[Derived Word]adhabu N
[Swahili Definition]kufanyiwa ukatili kwa ajili ya kosa fulani [Masomo 417]
[Swahili Example]Kila mmoja wetu anataka adui huyo aadhibiwe [Nyerere, Masomo 274]; Ni haki mtu kuadhibiwa kwa jambo ambalo hakufanya? [Masomo 417]
[English Example]Every one of us wants this foe to be punished; Is it just for a person to be punished for something s/he didn't do?.
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