diminutive

[US]/dɪ'mɪnjʊtɪv/
[UK]/dɪ'mɪnjətɪv/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. mdogo sana kwa ukubwa
adv. kwa njia ndogo sana
n. neno la kupenda au kushukuru
Word Forms

Example Sentences

a diminutive figure dressed in black.

mtu mdogo sana amevaa shingo nyeusi.

She has diminutive hands for an adult.

Ana mikono ndogo sana kwa mtu mzima.

Despite its diminutive size, the car is quite comfortable.

Licha ya ukubwa wake mdogo, gari ni vizuri sana.

She is a diminutive woman with a big personality.

Yeye ni mwanamke mdogo sana mwenye utu wa pekee.

The diminutive kitten curled up in a cozy corner.

Kitten mdogo sana ilijifunga katika kona ya kupendeza.

He has a diminutive stature but a powerful presence.

Ana miili ndogo sana lakini uwepo wa nguvu.

The diminutive car was surprisingly spacious inside.

Gari ndogo sana ilikuwa kubwa sana ndani.

She wore a diminutive necklace that sparkled in the light.

Alivaa shingo ndogo sana iliyoangaza katika mwanga.

The diminutive actor stole the show with his incredible performance.

Mwigizaji mdogo sana aliiba kipindi cha kucheza kwa utendaji wake wa ajabu.

The diminutive flower added a touch of color to the garden.

Maua mdogo sana yaliongeza rangi kwenye bustani.

Despite her diminutive size, she was a fierce competitor.

Licha ya ukubwa wake mdogo, alikuwa mshindani mkali.

The diminutive puppy wagged its tail excitedly.

Kuponi mdogo sana iliteleza mwindaji wake kwa msisimko.

He played a diminutive role in the company but had big ambitions.

Alicheza jukumu ndogo sana katika kampuni lakini alikuwa na ambizioni kubwa.

Real-world Examples

He couldn't help admiring the trim appearance and bold manner of this diminutive seafaring character.

Hakuweza kusaidia kumpongeza kwa muonekano mzuri na tabia shupavu ya mhusimu huyo mdogo mwenye uzoefu baharini.

Source: Stuart Little

Not for tens of millions of years has life on Earth been so diminutive and tame.

Kwa miongo milioni kumi, uhai duniani haujawahi kuwa mdogo na mwepesi kama ilivyo sasa.

Source: A Brief History of Everything

Being bigger helps them move from one habitat patch to another more easily than their diminutive relatives.

Kuwa mkubwa huwasaidia kuhama kutoka eneo moja la makazi hadi lingine kwa urahisi kuliko wapote wake wadogo.

Source: Science 60 Seconds - Scientific American January 2019 Collection

It isn't even actually known that she was a female. Her sex is merely presumed from her diminutive size.

Hata haijulikani kama yeye ni mwanamke. Jinsia yake inatajwa tu kutokana na ukubwa wake mdogo.

Source: A Brief History of Everything

The longer spelling – l-e-t-t-e – only forms a diminutive in a few English words, like novelette, a short novel.

Herizi ndefu - l-e-t-t-e - inatoa diminutive katika neno chache tu la Kiingereza, kama vile novelette, riwaya fupi.

Source: Advanced Daily Grammar

And so this disease took on a diminutive moniker that belied the scale of its wretchedness: smallpox.

Kwa hivyo, ugonjwa huu uliitumia diminutive moniker ambayo ilificha kiwango cha uovu wake: smallpox.

Source: The Atlantic Monthly (Article Edition)

Anika The girl's name Anika is the diminutive form of Anna, which comes from the Hebrew name for " grace."

Anika Jina la msichana Anika ni diminutive ya Anna, ambayo inatoka kwenye jina la Kiyahudi kwa "neema".

Source: The importance of English names.

Don't let the diminutive title fool you.

Usishangaziwe na jina dogo.

Source: Selected English short passages

The offline world offers other moments of diminutive drama.

Ulimwengu nje ya mkondo unatoa wakati mwingine wa drama ndogo.

Source: Economist Business

She had slipped effortlessly into addressing him by an affectionate diminutive.

Yeye aliingia kwa urahisi kumzungumza kwa diminutive ya upendo.

Source: The Three-Body Problem I

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