insist

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

Translation

vt. kumkumbusha kwa maktaba au uamini, kumkumbusha
vi. kumkumbusha kwa maktaba au uamini, kumkumbusha
Word Forms
Past Tenseinsisted
Present Participleinsisting
Third Person Singularinsists
Past Participleinsisted

Phrases & Collocations

insist on

kutaka

strongly insist

kutaka kwa ukuaji

insist that

kutaka kwamba

insist upon

kutaka kwa

Example Sentences

I insist on quietness.

Ninakubali uchungu.

insist on indexing the book

Dumisha kuratibu kitabu

insist on sb.'s innocence

kutambua mwingiliano wa mtu

insist on being present

Hakikisha kuwepo.

they insist you weigh every single thing.

Wanabidi ukague kila kitu.

We insist that you accept these gifts.

Tutambua unapaswa kuuza hawa mazao.

I must insist we speak privately.

Ninakubaliana sisi kutamia kwa mwingiliano.

I insist that you (should) be present.

Ninakubali unapaswa kuwa hapa.

They insisted that she (should) be invited.

Walitambua unapaswa kuuza.

They insist on sticking to the letter of the law.

Wanakubaliana kusikiliza mizigo ya sheria.

to insist on the importance of being punctual

kusisitiza umuhimu wa kuwa wa wakati.

We insist on / upon self-reliance.

Tutambua kusimamia mwenyewe.

I insist on your being there.

Ninakubali unapaswa kuwa hapa.

We insist upon a definite answer.

Tutambua jibu lilotangwa.

He insists on discipline in the classroom.

Akiwaza kwa mipango katika maktaba.

I insisted on him going.

Ninakubali amekwenda.

The tourists insist on keeping to their plan.

Watalii wanataka kushikamana na mpango wao.

The had insisted on a full pictorial coverage of the event.

Alitafuta mipango ya picha zote kwa mchezo huu.

she insisted that he did not drink to excess.

Alikubaliana alisikia kwa mwingiliano.

a natural aristocrat who insists on the best accommodations.

mwenye mali mkuu wa tabia ambaye anghiti kwa maktaba ya miguu.

Real-world Examples

Certainly, if you insist.- I do insist.

Kama unekuwa na ujibini, nimekuwa na ujibini.

Source: yp/ymp

I always wonder why he insisted on speed golf; he's a good golfer.

Ninakotana kwa kipindi kwa kipi akakutana na kikundi cha golf; amsaidia kwa kikundi.

Source: 2018 Best Hits Compilation

People will insist on giving me books.”

Watu wanaowakutana na kuzama vitabu.

Source: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

Even if he refuses, you must insist.

Hata kama akitikisa, unapaswa kuuwa na ujibini.

Source: Spirited Away Selection

Mrs Bates, I really must insist...-You tricked me!

Mama Bates, nina ujibini sana...-Umezama mimi!

Source: Downton Abbey (Audio Segmented Version) Season 2

Competent management would have insisted on canceling the test.

Uwaziri wa ujibini ulitikisa kwa kuzama mtihani.

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Well, we're in this predicament because you insist on making everything a fight.

Hakika, tunapewa kwa hili kwa sababu unakutana na kuzama kila kitu kwa mpira.

Source: Out of Control Season 3

Everything that I saw other people do I insisted upon imitating.

Kila kitu ambacho nimeona wengine wakifanya, nimekuwa na ujibini kwa kuzama.

Source: My life

But the group has so far insisted it would fight on.

Lakini kundi hili limekuwa na ujibini kwa kuzama kwa kipimo.

Source: Christian Science Monitor (Article Edition)

Act interested, and he'll nearly insist on being your boyfriend.

Jua kwa kushangaza, akakutana na kuzama kwa kwa kushangaza.

Source: Lost Girl Season 2

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