brother

[US]/'brʌðə/
[UK]/'brʌðɚ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation


n. ndugu; rafiki; mwenzako
int. Ndugu yangu!
Word Forms
Pluralbrothers

Phrases & Collocations

big brother

kaka mkubwa

little brother

kaka mdogo

brotherly love

upendo wa kaka

elder brother

kaka mkubwa

younger brother

kaka mdogo

older brother

kaka mkubwa

twin brother

kaka mshikaji

eldest brother

kaka mkubwa zaidi

craft brother

kaka wa ufundi

kid brother

kaka mdogo

half brother

kaka nusu

blood brother

kaka wa damu

Example Sentences

That will be my brother ringing.

Hiyo itakuwa ndugu yangu anaitisha.

One of my brothers is a wonderful mimic.

Mmoja wa ndugu zangu ni mufanyajiaji wa ajabu.

close to my brothers and sisters.

karibu na ndugu zangu na dada zangu.

the brothers were very much alike.

ndugu walikuwa sawa sana.

full brothers; full sisters.

ndugu kamili; dada kamili.

My brother designs to be an engineer.

Ndugu yangu anataka kuwa mhandisi.

The girls or their brother is coming.

Wasichana au ndugu yao wanakuja.

You brother a catamite?

Je, unaundana na ndugu yako?

My little brother is such a rogue!

Ndugu mdogo wangu ni mwanamagia sana!

I took my brother along.

Nlimchukua ndugu yangu pamoja.

My brother go to the local school.

Ndugu yangu huenda shuleni mbeleni.

My brother is a six-footer.

Ndugu yangu ni mrefu sana (miguu sita).

Brother Luke will say grace.

Ndugu Luke atasema baraka.

Your brother is a cold person.

Ndugu yako ni mtu baridi.

The brothers work in double harness.

Ndugu hufanya kazi kwa pamoja.

My brother is working on the railroad.

Ndugu yangu anafanya kazi kwenye reli.

My brother is a great reader.

Ndugu yangu ni mfundi mzuri.

The brothers dress similarly.

Ndugu huvaa kwa namna sawa.

My brother is fond of study.

Ndugu yangu anapenda kusoma.

Real-world Examples

It's Ron's elder brother, the Weasleys twins.

Huyu ndiye kaka mkubwa wa Ron, mapacha Weasley.

Source: Exciting moments of Harry Potter

He's become a brother -a genuinely good friend.

Yeye amekuwa kaka - rafiki mzuri sana.

Source: Apple TV documentary

The older brother dominated his younger siblings.

Kaka mkubwa alimshawishi ndugu zake wadogo.

Source: IELTS Vocabulary: Category Recognition

These are our brothers and sisters out here.

Hawa ndio ndugu na dada zetu hapa nje.

Source: CNN 10 Student English March 2020 Compilation

And you have a little brother? -I do.

Na wewe una kaka mdogo? - Mimi nina.

Source: Emma Watson Compilation

He loves his brother Luigi so much.

Yeye anampenda sana kaka yake Luigi.

Source: Cross-dimensional character story

You stay with me now, younger brother.

Ukakaa na mimi sasa, kaka mdogo.

Source: Slumdog Millionaire Selected

Exactly. Lily could have a baby brother.

Kikweli. Lily angeweza kuwa na kaka mdogo.

Source: Modern Family Season 6

Christina had two brothers and one sister.

Christina alikuwa na ndugu wawili na dada mmoja.

Source: Appreciation of English Poetry

The one my little brother can’t use?

Ule ambao kaka mdogo wangu hawezi kutumia?

Source: Talking to Young Children in English: An Educational Perspective

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