buy

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

Translation

vt. & vi. kununua, kupata; kuwashawishi
n. muamala, biashara.
Word Forms
Third Person Singularbuys
Past Tensebought
Present Participlebuying
Past Participlebought
Pluralbuys

Phrases & Collocations

buy now

nunua sasa

buy in

nunua ndani

buy time

nunua wakati

buy back

nunua nyuma

good buy

ununuzi mzuri

buy into

nunua ndani ya

buy up

nunua juu

best buy

ununuzi bora

buy out

nunua nje

offer to buy

kuzaa kununua

buy off

nunua mbali

buy over

nunua juu ya

Example Sentences

buy a site for building

nunua tovuti kwa ajili ya ujenzi

buy favour with flattery

kupata upendeleo kwa kutamai

They plan to buy a house.

Wapangaji wana mpango wa kununua nyumba.

money to buy smokes.

pesa kununua sigara.

buy a tank of gas.

nunua tanki la mafuta.

Retailers buy at wholesale.

Wauzaji rejae wanunuzi kwa jumla.

I'll buy off the investigators.

Nitanunua uwezekano wa kuondoa mpelelezi.

money can't buy happiness.

pesa hawezi kununua furaha.

it was a very good buy indeed.

iliikuwa ununuzi mzuri sana kweli.

buy at a good round price

nunua kwa bei nzuri na sahihi

can't afford to buy sth.

hawezi kuweza kununua choo.

couldn't buy into that brand of conservatism.

hawezi kuunga mkono aina hiyo ya ustaarabu.

buy the meat ready cut

nunua nyama tayari imechomwa

We will go to buy a bike.

Tutakwenda kununua baiskeli.

Merchants buy and sell.

Wabepande wanunuzi na kuuza.

I’ll nip out and buy a newspaper.

Nitaondoka haraka na kununua gazeti.

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