dai

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[Swahili Word] -dai

[English Word] act as attorney or solicitor

[Part of Speech] verb

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[Swahili Word] -dai

[English Word] claim

[Part of Speech] verb

[Derived Word] Arabic

[Swahili Definition] kusema maneno ya kuwafanya watu wengine waamini jambo fulani ni zuri au lenye haki [Masomo 205]; kutaka jambo fulani lifanywe; kusema kuwa utafanya jambo fulani [Masomo 274].

[Swahili Example] Wageni walidai kuwa shabaha yao ya kuja pande hizi ilikuwa kuleta ustaarabu [Masomo 205]; akadai talaka [Moh]

[English Example] The strangers claimed that their intention in coming to these parts was to bring civilization; he claimed a divorce.

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[Swahili Word] -dai

[English Word] press claims

[Part of Speech] verb

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[Swahili Word] -dai

[English Word] demand

[Part of Speech] verb

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[Swahili Word] -dai

[English Word] sue

[Part of Speech] verb

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[Swahili Word] -dai haki

[English Word] demand rights or justice

[Part of Speech] verb

[Swahili Definition] kusema unataka vitu vilivyo vyako au upewe haki yako [Masomo, 75]

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[Swahili Word] dai

[Swahili Plural] madai

[English Word] claim

[Part of Speech] noun

[Swahili Example] madai ya fedha [Rec]

[English Example] claim for money, amount due, debt

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[Swahili Word] dai

[Swahili Plural] madai

[English Word] demand

[English Plural] demands

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 5/6

[Swahili Definition] maneno yanayoeleza shida/shaka ya mtu [Masomo 113]

[Swahili Example] madai ya fedha [Rec]; Nilionelea kwamba malalamiko na madai yetu yalihitaji kutiwa nguvu [Masomo 113]

[English Example] claim for money, amount due, debt

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