tense (EN)
nomino, sifa, kitenzi

nomino “tense”

sg. tense, pl. 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”

tense
  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”

tense; he tenses; past tensed, part. tensed; ger. tensing
  1. kukaza (misuli)
    Feeling nervous, she tensed her shoulders, making them stiff.