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Usages of hapo
Benchi la mbao limebaki wazi; unaweza kukaa hapo ikiwa viti vimejaa.
The wooden bench remains empty; you can sit there if the chairs are full.
Kalamu yangu iko hapo mezani.
My pen is there on the table.
Kochi hilo ni laini sana; watoto wanapenda kukaa hapo jioni.
That sofa is very soft; the children like to sit there in the evening.
Hapo tulikokaa kulikuwa na upepo mwanana.
There was a gentle breeze where we sat.
Ninyi wenyewe mlichagua kukaa hapo karibu na dirisha.
You yourselves chose to sit there near the window.
Tunaweza kusoma popote, mradi tu mahali hapo pawe kimya.
We can study anywhere, as long as that place is quiet.
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