congenial

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

Translation

adj. salama, inayofaa

Phrases & Collocations

congenial atmosphere

hewa nzuri

a congenial companion

mshirika rafiki

congenial working environment

mazingira ya kazi rafiki

Example Sentences

a congenial host and hostess.

mwenyeji na mwenyeji nyumba rafiki.

his need for some congenial company.

hitaji lake kwa kampuni rafiki.

it's an extremely congenial hang-out for disputatious academics.

ni mahali pa kukutana rafiki sana kwa wasomi wenye migogoro.

In this small village he found few persons congenial to him.

Katikati ya kijiji kidogo hiki, hakupata watu wachache wenye afadhali kwake.

he went back to a climate more congenial to his cold stony soul.

alirudi kwenye hali ya hewa inayofaa zaidi na roho yake baridi na ngumu.

The atmosphere in the office was congenial, but after five years she began to grow restless (not restive ).

Angahewa katika ofisi ilikuwa rafiki, lakini baada ya miaka mitano, alianza kuwa na hamaki (si 'restive').

Bonny Hicks appeared to me to be the paradigmatic example of an autonomous, free-choosing individual who decided early on to construct a lifestyle congenial to her idiosyncratic sense of self-expression.

Bonny Hicks alionekana kwangu kama mfano wa mtu huria, anayeamua, aliyeamua mapema kujenga mtindo wa maisha unaofaa kwa hisia yake ya kipekee ya kujieleza.

Real-world Examples

But some actors may, in fact, find cloning congenial.

Lakini baadhi ya waigizaji, kwa hakika, wanaweza kukiona kama jambo la kupendeza.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

But, if congenial to philosophy, it is apt to be dangerous to the commonwealth.

Lakini, ikiwa inafurahisha falsafa, inaweza kuwa hatari kwa jamhuri.

Source: Returning Home

And found their tastes in art, chicory salad and bishop sleeves so congenial that the joint studio resulted. That was in May.

Na waligundua ladha zao katika sanaa, saladi ya chicory na mikono ya biskopu ilikuwa ya kupendeza sana hivi kwamba studio ilishiriki ilitokea. Hiyo ilikuwa mwezi wa Mei.

Source: O. Henry Short Stories Collection

From his mighty bulk the whale affords a most congenial theme where-on to enlarge, amplify, and generally expatiate.

Kutoka kwa mwili wake mkuu, nyangumi hutoa mada ya kupendeza ambapo unaweza kuongeza, kuongeza sauti na kwa ujumla kueleza.

Source: Moby-Dick

I call it more congenial — but how it must have seared his soul!

Nitaipiga jina kama jambo la kupendeza - lakini jinsi ilivyokuwa inaweza kuchoma roho yake!

Source: Humans and Ghosts (Part 1)

You're the more congenial person, that talks to.

Wewe ndiye mtu wa kupendeza zaidi, anayesema na wewe.

Source: Hey Steven

And there were other people in Atlanta who would come to her parties, other people far more congenial than those hide-bound old hens.

Na kulikuwa na watu wengine Atlanta ambao huenda kwenye vyama vyake, watu wengine wenye kupendeza kuliko kuku wa zamani wenye kufungwa.

Source: Gone with the Wind

The strong tide, so swift, so deep, and certain, was like a congenial friend, in the morning stillness.

Maji ya juu yenye nguvu, yakiwa ya haraka, ya kina, na ya hakika, yalikuwa kama rafiki wa kupendeza, katika utulivu wa asubuhi.

Source: A Tale of Two Cities (Original Version)

He runs a sort of art colony for writers and such who want sedusion and a congenial atmosphere.

Yeye anashughulika aina ya makoloni ya sanaa kwa waandishi na wengine ambao wanataka udhihirishaji na hali ya kupendeza.

Source: The Long Farewell (Part 1)

I had been accustomed from earliest youth to agricultural labors, and it was an occupation congenial to my tastes.

Nimekuwa na mazoea tangu utotoni mwangu kwa kazi za kilimo, na ilikuwa utawala unaofurahisha kwa ladha zangu.

Source: Twelve Years a Slave

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