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Usages of kuumiza
Tafadhali usiketi vibaya; unaweza kuegemea ukuta ili mgongo usiume.
Please do not sit awkwardly; you can lean against the wall so your back does not hurt.
Mimi sipendi kuumiza marafiki.
I do not like to hurt friends.
Ninapopata hela kidogo, ninajaribu kuweka akiba ili nisiumizwe na gharama za ada ghafla.
When I get a little money, I try to save it so that I am not hurt by sudden fee expenses.
Mwanafunzi aliumia mguu na kupata kidonda kidogo uwanjani.
The student hurt his leg and got a small wound in the field.
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