annoy

[US]/əˈnɔɪ/
[UK]/əˈnɔɪ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. kuudhikaa ama kuizulu, kusababisha hofu au hasira.
Word Forms
Third Person Singularannoys
Past Tenseannoyed
Present Participleannoying
Past Participleannoyed

Example Sentences

We can annoy the enemy by raids.

Tunaweza kuwashangaza adui kwa uvamizi.

These flies are annoying me.

Kiyondo hiki kinanifurahisha.

It is annoying that there is no hot water.

Inasikitisha kwamba hakuna maji ya moto.

a loud bossy voice that irritates listeners.See Synonyms at annoy

sauti kubwa na kiburi ambayo huchochea wasikilizaji. Tazama Neno kama vile kuudhisha.

She seems to revel in annoying her parents.

Yeye inaonekana kufurahia kuwashangaza wazazi wake.

He swatted a fly that was annoying him.

Yeye aligonga kiyondo ambacho kilimfurahisha.

a gallant Saxon, who annoyed this Coast.

Saxon mshupavu, ambaye alimshangaza pwani hii.

frowns when he is annoyed;

Anakunja macho yake wakati yeye anashangazwa;

such comments never failed to annoy him.

Maneno kama hayo hawakukosa kumshangaza yeye.

That confounded boy's bad behaviour annoys me.

Tabia mbaya ya kijana huyo aliyefurahisha inanifurahisha.

I was annoyed by his bad manners.

Niliudhishwa na tabia yake mbaya.

It was this plantation that had so annoyed Charlie Slatter.

Hiyo kilikuwa kilimo ambacho kilimshangaza sana Charlie Slatter.

These annoying memos will get short shrift from the boss.

Memo hizi za kuudhisha zitapata upeo mfupi kutoka kwa bosi.

His frivolity annoys the other people in the office.

Uburudani wake huwashangaza watu wengine ofisi.

An unfriendly attitude of the shop-assistant often annoys customers.

Tabia ya kirafiki ya msaidizi wa duka mara nyingi huwashangaza wateja.

He was annoyed to learn that the train would be delayed.

Yeye alishangazwa kujua kwamba treni itacheleweshwa.

The winner's complacent smile annoyed some people.

Tabasamu ya kujiamini ya mshindi ilimshangaza watu wengine.

He was annoyed with complaints made from outside.

Yeye alishangazwa na malalamo yaliyofanywa kutoka nje.

Real-world Examples

Ugh, fine, honestly you're so annoying.

Ndio, sawa, kwa uaminifu wewe ni wa kusumbisha sana.

Source: Creative broadcast by YouTube star Lilly.

People were getting annoyed by me.

Watu walikuwa wakasumbishwa na mimi.

Source: TED-Ed Student Weekend Show

Keep busy and don't annoy Grandpa!

Endelea kufanya kazi na usisumbue Babu!

Source: Christmas look look look

You're supposed to be annoying them.

Unapaswa kuwasumbisha.

Source: Modern Family Season 6

These guys could never annoy me. - What?

Wanaume hawa hawwezi kunisumbisha. - Nini?

Source: Modern Family Season 6

Their relentless staring was starting to annoy him.

Kuwania kuwazingiria kwa bidii yeye alianza kuwasumbisha.

Source: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

" He sort of annoys me sometimes."

" Yeye ananifurahisha mara kwa mara.

Source: Oxford University: IELTS Foreign Teacher Course

For some reason this really annoyed her.

Kwa sababu yoyote ile, hii ilimsumbisha sana.

Source: "Wuthering Heights" simplified version (Level 5)

I've got to keep him up here because he annoys Errol and Hermes.

Lazima nimweke hapa juu kwa sababu anawasilisha Errol na Hermes.

Source: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

And question marks over the Bolsonaro family's involvement have previously annoyed the president.

Na alama za swali juu ya ushiriki wa familia ya Bolsonaro zimekasumbisha rais hapo awali.

Source: BBC Listening Collection August 2020

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