bidi: translation
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[Swahili Word] -bidi
[English Word] compel
[Part of Speech] verb
[Swahili Example] Inabidi nisome
[English Example] I am compelled to study
[Note] (used with i- subject prefix, followed by verb in subjunctive)
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[Swahili Word] -bidi
[English Word] force (always used impersonally)
[Part of Speech] verb
[Swahili Definition] kulazimika
[Swahili Example] Huenda vita vitaimarika kati yao na kubidi OAU kutafuta njia mathubuti za kumaliza mzozo huo [Masomo 326]
[English Example] Perhaps the war will intensify between them and force the OAU to look for firm ways to end this quarrel.
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[Swahili Word] -bidi
[English Word] necessitate
[Part of Speech] verb
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[Swahili Word] -bidi
[English Word] obligate
[Part of Speech] verb
[Swahili Example] imembidi kwenda
[English Example] he had to go
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[Swahili Word] -bidi
[English Word] oblige
[Part of Speech] verb
[Swahili Example] Inabidi nisome
[English Example] I am obliged to study
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[Swahili Word] -bidi
[English Word] exert pressure
[Part of Speech] verb
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[Swahili Word] -bidi
[English Word] strain
[Part of Speech] verb
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[Swahili Word] -bidi
[English Word] be obligatory
[Part of Speech] verb
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[Swahili Word] -bidi
[English Word] pressure
[Part of Speech] verb
[Swahili Example] Inabidi nisome
[English Example] I'm under pressure to study
[Note] (used with i- subject prefix, followed by verb in subjunctive)
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