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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 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.
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