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back (EN)
kihisi, sifa, nomino, kitenzi

kihisi “back”

back (more/most)
  1. kurudi
    After the party, we all went back to my house to relax.
  2. nyuma
    When I called his name, he turned back to look at me.
  3. zamani
    She looked back fondly on her childhood memories.
  4. mbali
    Stay back from the edge of the cliff to avoid falling.
  5. nyuma
    He sits all the way back in the sofa.
  6. kinyume
    His self-doubt is holding him back from applying for the job.
  7. kwa kubadilishana
    When you smile at me, I always smile back.
  8. iliyopita
    I visited that quaint village a couple of summers back.
  9. imeahirishwa
    The meeting was moved back an hour from 9 o'clock to 10 o'clock.

sifa “back”

msingi back, isiyopimika
  1. wa nyuma
    She sat in the back seat of the car during the road trip.
  2. ya zamani
    She was reading a back issue of the newspaper to catch up on old news.
  3. iko mbali na eneo kuu
    We took a back road to the cottage.
  4. ambayo haijalipwa
    He apologized for the back payments on his car loan, promising to settle the debt by next month.

nomino “back”

umoja back, wingi backs au isiyohesabika
  1. mgongo
    After sitting for hours, she stretched and rubbed her aching back.
  2. mgongo (wa nguo)
    She embroidered a beautiful pattern on the back of his jacket.
  3. mgongo (wa samani)
    The cat curled up against the chair's back.
  4. mwisho
    She stored her old photo albums at the very back of the closet, behind the boxes of shoes.
  5. upande wa pili
    When you hang the picture frame, make sure the hook is on the back.
  6. upande usiokata
    Use the back of the knife to gently squeeze the dough.
  7. upande wa pili
    She wrote her phone number on the back of the business card.
  8. mchezaji wa nyuma
    During the rugby match, the coach yelled for the backs to get ready for a defensive play.
  9. tanki
    After boiling the wort, the brewer transferred it to a large back to cool before fermentation.
  10. mashua
    We crossed the river on the back, which made regular trips between the two banks.

kitenzi “back”

kitenzi back; yeye backs; wakati uliopita backed; kitendo kilichopita backed; kitendo cha sasa backing
  1. kurudi nyuma
    When she realized she had forgotten her phone, she quickly backed out of the driveway to go get it.
  2. kuunga mkono
    My entire family backed my decision to study abroad.
  3. kuthibitisha (kwa kusaini nyuma ya hati)
    Before mailing the contract, the manager backed it with his signature and company stamp.