person

[US]/'pɜːs(ə)n/
[UK]/'pɝsn/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. mtu (kisanjana) aina ya kisanjana kinachotumika katika uainishaji wa majina, vitenzi, n.k. inayotegemea jinsia, idadi, na hali ya mtu/vyetu vinavyoongelewa.
Word Forms
Pluralpersons

Phrases & Collocations

one person

mtu mmoja

talented person

mtu mwenye vipaji

in person

kwa kibinafsi

other person

mtu mwingine

legal person

mtu kisheria

first person

mtu wa kwanza

per person

kimoja kwa mtu

responsible person

mtu mwenye jukumu

person in charge

kiongozi

third person

mtu wa tatu

young person

mtu mdogo

natural person

mtu asilia

happy person

mtu mwenye furaha

sales person

mfanyikazi wa mauzo

successful person

mtu mwenye mafanikio

real person

mtu halisi

contact person

mtu wa kuwasiliana

second person

mtu wa pili

disabled person

mtu wenye ulemavu

capable person

mtu mwenye uwezo

Example Sentences

a person of importance

mtu muhimu

a person of honor.

mtu mwenye heshima.

a person of consequence

mtu mwenye jukumu

a person of that description

mtu wa aina hiyo

a person of resource.

mtu mwenye uwezo.

a person of substance.

mtu mwenye nguvu.

a person with an original

mtu mwenye jambo la asili

play a person false.

kuwatukiza mtu.

the progeny of a person

uzazi wa mtu

to psychoanalyse a person

kuichunguzia akili mtu

a subservient person

mtu mwenye unyenyekevu

an untruthful person

mtu asiye na ukweli

gauge a person's ability.

kupima uwezo wa mtu.

a person of large girth.

mtu mwenye tumbo kubwa.

a person of ascetic habits.

mtu mwenye tabia za kuwasikiliza.

a person with a hearty appetite.

mtu mwenye hamu kubwa ya chakula.

a person of high morals.

mtu mwenye maadili ya juu.

Real-world Examples

You're just clearly not familiar with our young persons' vernacular.

Wewe bado hauelewi lugha ya vijana wetu.

Source: Friends (Video Version) Season 2

I mean, she's this astounding person with this amazing spirit.

Ninamaanisha, yeye ni mtu wa ajabu sana mwenye roho ya kipekee.

Source: Friends Season 1 (Edited Version)

Because you're a very private person, Harold.

Kwa sababu wewe ni mtu mwenye siri nyingi, Harold.

Source: TV series Person of Interest Season 3

He is the most troublesome person in our class.

Yeye ndiye mtu mwenye matatizo zaidi katika darasa letu.

Source: High-frequency vocabulary in daily life

No reasonable person would find that acceptable.

Hakuna mtu mwenye akili timama ambaye angemkumbatia hilo.

Source: Cook's Speech Collection

Sometimes you hate the person you love.

Mengineyo unachukiza mtu unayempenda.

Source: Love, Actually (Video Version)

I was not a people person back then.

Sipokuwa mtu mwenye kuwasiliana na watu vizuri wakati huo.

Source: TED Talks (Audio Version) April 2016 Compilation

The truck driver was the only person injured.

Dereva wa lori ndiye mtu pekee aliyejeruhiwa.

Source: AP Listening Collection May 2013

I wasn't the only person grappling with these issues.

Sipokuwa mtu pekee anayojaribu kushughulikia matatizo haya.

Source: TED Talks (Video Edition) July 2015 Collection

Sometimes, I may be a person of nervous disposition.

Mengineyo, naweza kuwa mtu mwenye hisia za neva.

Source: Spoken English for interviews comes naturally.

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