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tense (EN)
nomino, sifa, kitenzi

nomino “tense”

umoja tense, wingi tenses
  1. kauli
    In English, we use different tenses to talk about actions that happened yesterday, are happening now, or will happen tomorrow.

sifa “tense”

umbo la msingi tense (more/most)
  1. mwenye wasiwasi
    Before his speech, John felt so tense that his hands were shaking.
  2. iliyokazwa
    The rope was so tense that it felt like it could snap at any moment.
  3. yenye msongo
    The situation was tense as everyone awaited the boss's decision on layoffs.

kitenzi “tense”

kitenzi tense; yeye tenses; wakati uliopita tensed; kitendo kilichopita tensed; kitendo cha sasa tensing
  1. kukaza (misuli)
    Feeling nervous, she tensed her shoulders, making them stiff.