la

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[Swahili Word] -la

[English Word] eat

[Part of Speech] verb

[Swahili Example] Nimekula nyama ya ngombe ambayo nilinunua kwenye duka.

[English Example] I have eaten the beef that I bought at the store.

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[Swahili Word] -la

[English Word] eat up

[Part of Speech] verb

[Derived Word] chakula N

[Swahili Example] itakula siku nyingi [Rec]

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[Swahili Word] -la

[English Word] consume

[Part of Speech] verb

[Derived Word] chakula N

[Swahili Example] itakula siku nyingi [Rec]

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[Swahili Word] -la

[English Word] devour

[Part of Speech] verb

[Derived Word] chakula N

[Swahili Example] itakula siku nyingi [Rec]

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[Swahili Word] -la

[English Word] destroy

[Part of Speech] verb

[Derived Word] chakula N

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[Swahili Word] -la

[English Word] eradicate

[Part of Speech] verb

[Derived Word] chakula N

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[Swahili Word] -la

[English Word] use up

[Part of Speech] verb

[Derived Word] chakula N

[Swahili Example] itakula siku nyingi [Rec]

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[Swahili Word] la

[English Word] no

[Part of Speech] pronoun

[Swahili Example] (=hapana, siyo, sivyo)

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[Swahili Word] la

[English Word] not so

[Part of Speech] pronoun

[Swahili Example] (=hapana, siyo, sivyo)

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[Swahili Word] la

[English Word] no

[Part of Speech] interjection

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[Swahili Word] la

[English Word] never

[Part of Speech] interjection

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[Swahili Word] la

[English Word] not at all

[Part of Speech] interjection

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[Swahili Word] la

[English Word] of (class 5)

[Part of Speech] preposition

[Swahili Example] jina la mwalimu

[English Example] name of the teacher

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[Swahili Word] la

[English Word] it does (class 5)

[Part of Speech] verb subject

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