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Usages of timu
Wenyeji walishangilia sana baada ya timu yao kushinda mechi.
The locals cheered a lot after their team won the match.
Timu inacheza mpira.
The team plays ball.
Timu yetu inahitaji kuimarika kabla ya mechi ya kesho.
Our team needs to improve before tomorrow’s match.
Timu yetu itakuwa imefuata mfumo wote wa majaribio kabla ya kuanza uzalishaji.
Our team will have followed the entire testing system before starting production.
Kombe la timu yetu litawekwa juu ya dawati la mwalimu mkuu.
Our team’s trophy will be placed on the headteacher’s desk.
Kocha wa timu ya wasichana anafundisha mazoezi ya mpira kwa uvumilivu mkubwa.
The coach of the girls’ team teaches ball exercises with great patience.
Kabla hatujaanza mchezo, kocha alituambia tusalimiane na timu nyingine kwa heshima.
Before we started the game, the coach told us to greet the other team respectfully.
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