bidi

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[Swahili Word] -bidi

[English Word] compel

[Part of Speech] verb

[Swahili Example] Inabidi nisome

[English Example] I am compelled to study

[Note] (used with i- subject prefix, followed by verb in subjunctive)

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[Swahili Word] -bidi

[English Word] force (always used impersonally)

[Part of Speech] verb

[Swahili Definition] kulazimika

[Swahili Example] Huenda vita vitaimarika kati yao na kubidi OAU kutafuta njia mathubuti za kumaliza mzozo huo [Masomo 326]

[English Example] Perhaps the war will intensify between them and force the OAU to look for firm ways to end this quarrel.

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[Swahili Word] -bidi

[English Word] necessitate

[Part of Speech] verb

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[Swahili Word] -bidi

[English Word] obligate

[Part of Speech] verb

[Swahili Example] imembidi kwenda

[English Example] he had to go

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[Swahili Word] -bidi

[English Word] oblige

[Part of Speech] verb

[Swahili Example] Inabidi nisome

[English Example] I am obliged to study

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[Swahili Word] -bidi

[English Word] exert pressure

[Part of Speech] verb

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[Swahili Word] -bidi

[English Word] strain

[Part of Speech] verb

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[Swahili Word] -bidi

[English Word] be obligatory

[Part of Speech] verb

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[Swahili Word] -bidi

[English Word] pressure

[Part of Speech] verb

[Swahili Example] Inabidi nisome

[English Example] I'm under pressure to study

[Note] (used with i- subject prefix, followed by verb in subjunctive)

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