penetrate

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

Translation

vt. & vi. kupita, kuchomoka, kuenea
vt. kuona kupitia
Word Forms
Past Participlepenetrated
Past Tensepenetrated
Third Person Singularpenetrates
Present Participlepenetrating

Phrases & Collocations

penetrate deeply

kueneza kwa kina

penetrate into

kueneza ndani

penetrate through

kueneza kupitia

Example Sentences

be penetrated with discontent

kuingizwa na kutoweka

penetrate the mystery of

kuivusha siri ya

penetrate the phenomena of things to study their essence

kuivusha feni ya vitu ili kuchunguza kiini chao

keen eyes that penetrate the darkness.

macho makali yanayoovusha gizani.

The odor penetrated the whole room.

Harufu iliingia chumbani kote.

Water penetrated the room.

Maji iliingia chumbani.

She could penetrate what I was thinking.

Alikuwa anaweza kujua nini ninafikiri.

He penetrated our thoughts.

Aliovusha mawazo yetu.

He penetrated into the secret.

Aliingia ndani ya siri.

The arrow penetrated through the target.

Mizeituni ilivuka lengo.

The knife wound penetrated to the bone.

Jeraha la kisu liliingia hadi mfumo.

The whole village is penetrated with fear.

Kilio cha mji chote kimejaa hofu.

He is penetrated with patriotic feeling.

Yeye amejaa hisia za upatriotiki.

penetrate a fairly gruff exterior and you will find him affable.

kuovusha ufa wa nje wa kiburi na utakuta yeye ni rafiki.

the shrapnel had penetrated his head and chest.

shrapnel iliingia kwenye kichwa na macho yake.

M15 had been penetrated by Russian intelligence.

M15 ilikuwa imeharibika na ujasusi wa Urusi.

The rain penetrated (through) our clothes.

Mvua iliingia kupitia nguo zetu.

A smell of gunpowder penetrated the woods.

Harufu ya mabomu iliingia ndani ya misitu.

Western ideas penetrate slowly through the East.

Mawazo ya Magharibi yanaingia polepole kupitia Mashariki.

Real-world Examples

Your X rays won't penetrate her body.

X-ray zako hazitavuja ndani ya mwili wake.

Source: American Horror Story: Season 2

You know, nothing can penetrate this icy exterior.

Unajua, hakuna kinachoweza kuvunja ukingo huu wa baridi.

Source: Friends Season 3

They can penetrate buildings, cars, trains.

Wanaweza kuvunja majengo, magari, treni.

Source: Technology Trends

Tell me, boy, does anything penetrate that thick skull of yours?

Niele, mvulana, je, kuna choo choo kinachovunja kichwa chako kirefu?

Source: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

No one thought that fire could penetrate so deeply into the city.

Hakuna mtu aliyefikiria kwamba moto unaweza kuvunja ndani ya mji kiasi hicho.

Source: TED Talks (Video Version) Bilingual Selection

One fact had penetrated his consciousness like a paralysing dart.

Ukawa na ukweli mmoja uliovuja ndani ya uwezo wake kama mshale wa kuumiza.

Source: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Unlike radio, light waves will not penetrate walls.

Tofauti na redio, mawimbi ya taa haitavuja ndani ya kuta.

Source: The Economist - Technology

Her confessional texts penetrated the thin veil between public and private.

Maandishi yake ya kukiri dhambi yaliuvunja upeo mrefu kati ya hadharani na binafsi.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

Electrons glide so easily over metals that they barely penetrate into the surface.

Elektroni huendesha kwa urahisi juu ya metali hivi kwamba hazivunji ndani ya uso.

Source: "Minute Earth" Fun Science (Selected Bilingual)

When I see the moon, it is because " moon atoms" penetrate my eye.

Ninapoona mwezi, ni kwa sababu ya “atomu za mwezi” zinavuja ndani ya jicho langu.

Source: Sophie's World (Original Version)

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