Dec 20, 2022 16:13
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Swahili term
nikamuudumie
Swahili to English
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Colloquial Swahili
Hi
I think that must be very colloquial, a friend of mine wrote it to me, asking me to wait for something to happen, as it seems.
"Ngoja nikamuudumie mteja nita ludi badae."
But my difficulties focus on nikamuudumie. Please could you write it in standard Swahili as well as translating it?
Many thanks
Simon
I think that must be very colloquial, a friend of mine wrote it to me, asking me to wait for something to happen, as it seems.
"Ngoja nikamuudumie mteja nita ludi badae."
But my difficulties focus on nikamuudumie. Please could you write it in standard Swahili as well as translating it?
Many thanks
Simon
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +1 | Nikamuhudumie |
Emmanuel Khanga
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| 5 +2 | NIKAMUHUDUMIE |
Girara Mnada
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| 5 | nikamuhudumie |
AYUB ABDINOOR
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Proposed translations
+1
22 mins
Emmanuel Khanga
Tanzania
Tanzania
Native in Swahili
Specializes in field
Tanzania
Swahili expert, 5+ years translator
Native in: Swahili (Variants: Tanzanian, Kenyan, Tanzanian) 
Works in: Swahili to English, English to Swahili
Related KudoZ points
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4
Selected
Nikamuhudumie
Nikamuhudumie ni neno linalotokana na neno huduma na linaonesha na kuelezea kuwa kuna huduma fulani anakwenda kutendewa mtu.
Sentensi sahihi inapaswa kuwa
Ngoja nikamuhudumie mteja nitarudi badae.
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Note added at 26 mins (2022-12-20 16:39:11 GMT)
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And its transalation is
Let me serve the customer and I will be back later
Sentensi sahihi inapaswa kuwa
Ngoja nikamuhudumie mteja nitarudi badae.
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Note added at 26 mins (2022-12-20 16:39:11 GMT)
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And its transalation is
Let me serve the customer and I will be back later
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
GOODLUCK NYIRENDA
: Later is "baadaye" not baadae
9 days
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Thank you for correction
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Many thanks, excellent."
+2
16 mins
Girara Mnada
Tanzania
Tanzania
Native in Swahili
Tanzania
Terminating Language Barrier
Native in: Swahili (Variant: Tanzanian)
Works in: English to Swahili, Swahili to English, Swahili
NIKAMUHUDUMIE
A correct sentence should read this way: "Ngoja nikamuhudumie mteja nitarudi baadae"
and the translation would be:
Let me attend the customer and I will be back later.
and the translation would be:
Let me attend the customer and I will be back later.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
GOODLUCK NYIRENDA
: Later is "baadaye" not baadae
9 days
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Ooh! Thank you for the correction.
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| agree |
Abdiwahab Khalif
486 days
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12 days
AYUB ABDINOOR
Kenya
Kenya
Works in field
Kenya
PROFESSIONAL LINGUIST
Native in: Somali (Variants: Maxaa Tiri, Maay Maay)
Works in: English to Somali, English to Swahili, Somali to English, and 1 more.
nikamuhudumie
The correct word should be “nikamuhudumie”resulting from the root word “huduma” which means a service.
Example sentence:
Nilimwambia anisubiri ili nikamuhudumie mteja aliyekuwa mbele kwenye foleni.
Discussion
The -ka- tense is normally a past tense, isn't it? But this seems to be the subjunctive with -ka-.
By subjunctive I mean verbs ending in -e, e.g. nisome, sorry if my terminology is a bit antiquated.