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Usages of kukumbuka
Dakika moja kabla ya kuondoka, kumbuka kuzima taa.
One minute before leaving, remember to turn off the lights.
Mimi nilikumbuka sherehe ya jana.
I remembered yesterday's celebration.
Daima ninakumbuka mama akinifundisha heshima.
I always remember mother teaching me respect.
Nimeanza kuandika shajara binafsi kila usiku ili kukumbuka mawazo yangu.
I have started writing a personal diary every night so that I remember my thoughts.
Kama tungesoma kwa sauti jana, tungelikumbuka msamiati huu leo.
If we had read aloud yesterday, we would remember this vocabulary today.
Kila tutakaporudi kijijini, tutamletea babu zawadi ndogo ili aone tunamkumbuka.
Whenever we return to the village, we will bring grandfather a small gift so that he sees we remember him.
Test yourself: What does kukumbuka mean?
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