taka

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[Swahili Word] -taka

[English Word] want

[Part of Speech] verb

[Related Words] mataka, mtaka, mtashi, utashi

[Swahili Example] walijiuliza kwa nini hakutaka kumwacha

bwana wake [Kez]; Ninataka kunywa chai.

[English Example] they asked themselves why she did not want to leave her husband; I want to drink tea.

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[Swahili Word] -taka

[English Word] wish

[Part of Speech] verb

[Related Words] mataka, mtaka, mtashi, utashi

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[Swahili Word] -taka

[English Word] ask for

[Part of Speech] verb

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[Swahili Word] -taka

[English Word] request

[Part of Speech] verb

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[Swahili Word] -taka

[English Word] inquire about

[Part of Speech] verb

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[Swahili Word] -taka

[English Word] need

[Part of Speech] verb

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[Swahili Word] -taka

[English Word] have a tendency to

[Part of Speech] verb

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[Swahili Word] -taka

[English Word] incline to

[Part of Speech] verb

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[Swahili Word] -taka

[English Word] intend

[Part of Speech] verb

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[Swahili Word] -taka

[English Word] be going to

[Part of Speech] verb

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[Swahili Word] -taka

[English Word] be about to

[Part of Speech] verb

[Swahili Example] inataka kunyesha

[English Example] it is about to rain

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[Swahili Word] -taka

[English Word] be on the verge of

[Part of Speech] verb

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[Swahili Word] taka

[Swahili Plural] mataka

[English Word] dirt

[English Plural] dirt

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 5/6

[Related Words] kitakataka, mataka

[Swahili Example] [vichochoro] vyenye majaa ya taka [Sul]

[English Example] [alleyways] that are full of dirt

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[Swahili Word] taka

[Swahili Plural] mataka

[English Word] filth

[English Plural] filth

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 5/6

[Related Words] kitakataka, mataka

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[Swahili Word] taka

[Swahili Plural] mataka

[English Word] rubbish

[English Plural] rubbish

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 5/6

[Related Words] kitakataka, mataka

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[Swahili Word] taka

[Swahili Plural] mataka

[English Word] garbage

[English Plural] garbage

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 5/6

[Related Words] kitakataka, mataka

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[Swahili Word] taka

[Swahili Plural] mataka

[English Word] trash

[English Plural] trash

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 5/6

[Related Words] kitakataka, mataka

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[Swahili Word] taka

[Swahili Plural] mataka

[English Word] junk

[English Plural] junk

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 5/6

[Related Words] kitakataka, mataka

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[Swahili Word] taka

[Swahili Plural] mataka

[English Word] worthless thing

[English Plural] worthless things

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 5/6

[Related Words] kitakataka, mataka

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[Swahili Word] taka

[Swahili Plural] taka

[English Word] bolt of cloth (about 30 meters)

[English Plural] bolts of cloth

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 9/10

[Derived Language] Arabic

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[Swahili Word] taka

[Swahili Plural] taka

[English Word] length of calico (about 30 meters)

[English Plural] lengths of calico

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 9/10

[Derived Language] Arabic

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[Swahili Word] taka

[English Word] in the future

[Part of Speech] verb tense

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