alternate

[US]/ɔːlˈtɜːnət/
[UK]/ˈɔːltərnət/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. yanatokea kwa mtiririko au kwa mtirizo; kila mmoja
vt. & vi. kutokea kwa mtiririko; kuchukua nafasi ya kitu kingine
Word Forms
Past Tensealternated
Present Participlealternating
Third Person Singularalternates
Past Participlealternated
Pluralalternates

Phrases & Collocations

alternate option

njia mbadala

alternate route

njia mbadala

alternate solution

muundo mbadala

alternate with

badilisha na

alternate between

badilisha kati ya

alternate name

jina mbadala

alternate current

mkondo mbadala

every alternate

kila moja mbadala

alternate energy

nishati mbadala

alternate days

siku mbadala

on alternate days

katika siku mbadala

alternate stress

mkazo mbadala

alternate form

fomu mbadala

Example Sentences

This is an alternate plan.

Hii ni mpango mbadala.

a novel set in an alternate universe.

nyakati zilizoandikwa katika ulimwengu mbadala.

alternate winter and summer

baridi na kianguko mbadala

That was a week of alternate rain and sunshine.

Hiyo ilikuwa wiki ya mvua na jua mbadala.

framed an alternate proposal.

aliunda pendekezo mbadala.

an alternate member of the committe

mwanachama mbadala wa kamati.

alternated between hope and fear

aliibua kati ya tumaini na hofu.

She works on alternate days.

Yeye hufanya kazi siku mbadala.

The new play is on the show on alternate days.

Ucheshi mpya huonyeshwa siku mbadala.

Farmers usually alternate their crops.

Wakuchaulimaji huchanganya mazao yao kwa kawaida.

Wet days alternate with fine days.

Siku za mvua hubadilisha na siku nzuri.

He alternates joy with grief.

Yeye huibua furaha na huzuni.

We must alternate work with rest.

Lazima tuibue kazi na kupumzika.

Leaves variably subopposite to subalternate or alternate, rarely opposite or truly alternate, subsessile or petiolate;

Majani yanayobadilika kutoka subopposite hadi subalternate au mbadala, mara chache kinyume au mbadala kweli, subsessile au petiolate;

bouts of depression alternate with periods of elation.

vipindi vya unyongo hubadilisha na vipindi vya shangwe.

some adults who wish to alternate work with education.

watu wengine wazima ambao wanataka kuibua kazi na elimu.

Real-world Examples

Ice ages will be alternated with extremely hot periods.

Zaman za baraidi zitatenganishwa na vipindi vya joto kali.

Source: Mysteries of the Universe

The weather alternates between sunshine and rain.

Hali ya hewa hubadilika kati ya jua na mvua.

Source: IELTS vocabulary example sentences

20. The tilted salt filters halt alternately for altering.

20. Vifiltrasi vya chumvi vilivyokunjwa husimama kwa mbadilisho kwa kubadilisha.

Source: Remember 7000 graduate exam vocabulary in 16 days.

Look at our own alternate lives?

Tazama maisha yetu yaliyobadilishwa?

Source: Rick and Morty Season 1 (Bilingual)

As an alternative, spiritual practices often seem more appealing.

Kama mbadala, mazoezi ya kiroho yanazofaa zaidi.

Source: "The Sixth Sound" Reading Selection

Leptospirosis is treated with penicillin G, and doxycycline can be used as an alternative.

Leptospirosis hutendwa na penicillin G, na doxycycline inaweza kutumika kama mbadala.

Source: Osmosis - Microorganisms

There's pros and cons to every alternate timeline.

Kuna faida na hasara kwa kila laini ya muda mbadala.

Source: Rick and Morty Season 2 (Bilingual)

Attorneys will select six jurors and four alternates.

Mawakili wataichagua majaji sita na wasaidizi wanne.

Source: NPR News June 2013 Compilation

These alternate identities completely take a person's body and mind, suppressing all other identities temporarily.

Utambulisho hizi mbadala huuchukua kabisa mwili na akili ya mtu, ukisababisha utambuzi mwingine wote kwa muda.

Source: Osmosis - Mental Psychology

You alternate from one week to another.

Unabadilisha kutoka kwa wiki moja hadi nyingine.

Source: Cambridge IELTS Listening Actual Test 8

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