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.
• Mwalimu anampa mwanafunzi kitabu.: The teacher gives the student a book.
• Mwalimu alitoa somo, akawauliza maswali, akawapa mazoezi ya nyumbani.: The teacher gave a lesson, asked questions, then gave homework.
• 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.
• Katika supermarketi hiyo, kulikuwa na ofa ya maziwa, na keshia alitupa chenji haraka.: In that supermarket, there was a special offer on milk, and the cashier gave us change quickly.
• Mtoto akianza kutapika au kuhara, mama humpa maji na kumpeleka kliniki.: If the child starts vomiting or having diarrhea, mother gives him/her water and takes him/her to the clinic.
• Kwa sababu koo lake liliuma, daktari alimpa kidonge kimoja na plasta kwa kidole chake kilichojeruhiwa.: Because her throat was hurting, the doctor gave her one pill and a plaster for her injured finger.

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