kupa

to give

Usages of kupa

• 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 anakupa 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.
• 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.

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