tumia

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[Swahili Word] -tumia

[English Word] use

[Part of Speech] verb

[Derived Word] tuma V

[Swahili Example] Atatumia kalamu kuandika insha yake.

[English Example] She will use a pen to write her essay.

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[Swahili Word] -tumia

[English Word] utilize

[Part of Speech] verb

[Derived Word] tuma V

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[Swahili Word] -tumia

[English Word] employ (either person or thing)

[Part of Speech] verb

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[Swahili Word] -tumia

[English Word] exploit

[Part of Speech] verb

[Derived Word] tuma V

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[Swahili Word] -tumia

[English Word] make use of

[Part of Speech] verb

[Class] applicative

[Derived Word] tuma V

[Swahili Example] siku moja alitumia fimbo ya mgeni [Kez]

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[Swahili Word] -tumia

[English Word] spend

[Part of Speech] verb

[Class] applicative

[Derived Word] tuma V

[Swahili Example] tumieni pesa zenu kwa njia ya busara [Nyota 1968]

[English Example] spend your money wisely

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[Swahili Word] -tumia

[English Word] menstruate

[Part of Speech] verb

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[Swahili Word] -tumia

[English Word] have sexual relations with

[Part of Speech] verb

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