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Usages of ngumu
Wakati mwingine mimi hushangaa ni kwa jinsi gani watu hukubali kuingiza mifano migumu katika mijadala rahisi.
Sometimes I am surprised by how people agree to insert difficult examples into simple discussions.
Mtihani huu ni ngumu.
This exam is difficult.
Changamoto ni ngumu.
Challenge is difficult.
Chemsha-bongo ngumu imeandaliwa na mwalimu wetu wa hesabu.
A difficult puzzle has been prepared by our mathematics teacher.
Kwa sasa, twende polepole; hatua kwa hatua tutajifunza mada ngumu.
For now, let’s go slowly; step by step we will learn the difficult topic.
Nimekuwa na shauku kubwa ya kujifunza, hasa tunapojadili mada ngumu.
I have had great eagerness to learn, especially when we discuss difficult topics.
Kama ningejua mapema, nisingekubali kazi hiyo ngumu.
If I had known earlier, I would not have accepted that difficult job.
Kipindi hiki ni ngumu, lakini sisi hatutakata tamaa.
This period is difficult, but we will not give up.
Test yourself: What does ngumu mean?
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