kupa

to give

Usages of kupa

• Walimu katika shule ya sekondari wanawapa wanafunzi tahadhari kuhusu mitihani migumu.: The teachers at the secondary school give the students caution about difficult exams.
• Mimi ninataka kuwapa marafiki zawadi.: I want to give friends a gift.
• Mimi ninapenda kutabasamu ninapomaliza kazi zangu za nyumbani, kwa sababu hiyo inanipa matumaini mapya.: I like to smile when I finish my homework, because it gives me new hope.
• Mwalimu anampa mwanafunzi kitabu.: The teacher gives the student a book.
• Mlinzi alinipa kitambulisho kipya cha shule ambacho nilipoteza juzi.: The guard gave me a new school ID that I lost the day before yesterday.
• Mama alinipa dawa, nami nikamnywesha mdogo wangu.: Mother gave me medicine, and I made my little brother take it.
• Ni Juma ndiye aliyenipa penseli ndefu asubuhi.: It is Juma who gave me a long pencil in the morning.
• Ni msitu huo ndio unaotupa upepo mzuri wakati tukiwa kambini.: It is that forest that gives us a nice breeze when we are at camp.
• Mwalimu alitoa somo, akawauliza maswali, akawapa mazoezi ya nyumbani.: The teacher gave a lesson, asked questions, then gave homework.
• Ukisha pakua faili, nipe nenosiri lako ili niweze kulifunga salama.: Once you have downloaded the file, give me your password so that I can lock it safely.
• Mpokezi alituarifu kwamba mkutano utaanza saa nne, kisha akatupa vitambulisho.: The receptionist informed us that the meeting would start at ten, then gave us IDs.
• Blanketi la mtoto ni jepesi, lakini linampa joto vizuri.: The child’s blanket is light, but it gives her warmth well.
• Leo mwalimu alitupa insha aliyoiita “Maisha yangu baadaye”.: Today the teacher gave us a composition that she called “My life later”.
• Katika zahanati ya kijiji, muuguzi aliangalia shingo yangu na kunipa dawa.: At the village dispensary, the nurse examined my neck and gave me medicine.
• Kocha huwapigia wachezaji simu jioni ili kuwapa ratiba ya mazoezi.: The coach calls the players in the evening to give them the exercise schedule.
• Muuguzi alinipa kidonge kimoja na sharubati ya kikohozi kabla sijaondoka kliniki.: The nurse gave me one pill and cough syrup before I left the clinic.
• Keshia alitupa chenji na risiti, kisha akatuambia turudishe troli mahali pake.: The cashier gave us change and a receipt, then told us to return the trolley to its place.
• Baada ya kulipa, keshia alitupa chenji na risiti.: After paying, the cashier gave us change and a receipt.
• Mama aliponiletea plasta, alinipa pia kidonge na kuniambia nifungue mdomo baada ya kunywa maji.: When mother brought me a plaster, she also gave me a pill and told me to open my mouth after drinking water.
• Nilipoazima kitabu, mkutubi alinipa kalamu ili niweke saini kwenye rejesta.: When I borrowed a book, the librarian gave me a pen so that I could sign the register.
• Baadaye yule mchuuzi alinipa stakabadhi, lakini muuzaji wa vitabu aliniomba niweke saini kwanza.: Later that vendor gave me a receipt, but the bookseller asked me to sign first.
• Muuzaji wa vitabu alinipa kamusi mpya jana.: The bookseller gave me a new dictionary yesterday.
• Rahma anampa fundi nyundo na msumeno.: Rahma is giving the worker a hammer and a saw.
• Bibi mkarimu anawapa wajukuu wake zawadi.: The generous grandmother gives her grandchildren gifts.
• Akiwa ameshika troli kwa mkono mmoja, Asha alimpa keshia chenji kwa mkono mwingine.: Holding the trolley with one hand, Asha gave the cashier change with the other hand.
• Mtoto akianza kukohoa usiku, mama atampa sharubati ya kikohozi.: If the child starts coughing at night, mother will give him/her cough syrup.
• Daktari atampima mtoto kabla ya kumpa dawa.: The doctor will check the child before giving him/her medicine.
• Muuguzi alinipa sharubati ya kikohozi na kidonge baada ya chakula.: The nurse gave me cough syrup and a pill after the meal.
• Rahma aliwapa watoto peremende mbili walipomaliza kusoma.: Rahma gave the children two candies when they finished studying.
• Mama anampa mtoto chuchu kabla ya kulala.: Mother gives the child a pacifier before sleeping.

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