sorrow

[US]/ˈsɒrəʊ/
[UK]/ˈsɑːroʊ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. kusurua, kushangaza; kushangaza, kushangaza; mshwari; kusurua.
Word Forms
Present Participlesorrowing
Pluralsorrows
Past Tensesorrowed
Past Participlesorrowed
Third Person Singularsorrows

Phrases & Collocations

deep sorrow

mshumaa mrefu

overwhelmed with sorrow

amewekwa na mshumaa

heartfelt sorrow

mshumaa wa kisanduku

sorrowful tears

mizizi ya mshumaa

grief and sorrow

mshumaa na mizigo

painful sorrow

mshumaa mrefu

expressing sorrow

kutambua mshumaa

profound sorrow

mshumaa mrefu

Example Sentences

sup sorrows by the ladleful

kutumia ladleful ya mshumaa

news of the attack will be met with sorrow and revulsion.

mashumaa ya matakatifu yanasimamwa na mshumaa na kusimamia.

express one's sorrow for one's mistake

kutumia mshumaa kwa upotezi wako

Sighing for sorrow can be harmful.

Kisilia kwa mshangao inaweza kuwa dharuma.

I must convert sorrow into strength.

Lazima nibadilishe huzuni kuwa nguvu.

drank our sorrows away.

tumia mshumaa yetu kwa kuchoma.

I felt unable to obtrude my private sorrow upon anyone.

Nilijua hajawezekana kutambua maelekeo yangu ya kiprivy ya muda mwingine.

sorrow is the effect of smart, and smart the effect of faith.

mshumaa ni efekti ya kufa, na kufa efekti ya imani.

it was a great sorrow to her when they separated.

ilikuwa mshumaa mkuu kwa yeye wakati waliondoka.

advice for those who wish to save great sorrow and travail.

mashwari kwa wale ambaye wanaelewa kushinda mshumaa mkuu na kusimamia.

Sorrow made the eyes of many grow liquid.

mshumaa alifanya mizigo ya wengi yasimama kwa mizigo.

I think she did it more in sorrow than in anger.

Ninikumbana alifanya kwa mshumaa zaidi kuliko kwa furaha.

It helps to share your sorrow with someone else.

Hakuna mshumaa kwa kushiria mshumaa yako na mwingine.

A thread of sorrow winds through her poetry.

mshumaa unafanywa kwa kusimamia kwa kusimamia yake.

the bottomless pit of his sorrow

mizani ya mabaya ya mshumaa yake.

Our feelings of happiness and sorrow are soon lost in the whirligig of time.

mashumaa na furaha yetu hujikwepwa kwa muda wa muda.

Sorrow has left its 5print on her face.

mshumaa amepewa kwa mshumaa yake.

One of the interrogators pretended to be acting more in sorrow than in anger.

Mwamanganyaji mmoja alifanya kama alikuwa amekuwa na mchovu zaidi kuliko kwa furaha.

Real-world Examples

No one could eat, so great was the sorrow.

Hakuna aliyekula, kwa sababu utumishi ulikuwa mwingi.

Source: Stuart Little

George kept drowning his sorrows after breaking up with Ellen.

George alikosa kumkosa mshumaa baada ya kusogeka na Ellen.

Source: Lai Shixiong Advanced English Vocabulary 3500

President Cyril Ramaphosa has expressed deep sorrow and shock after the death.

Rais Cyril Ramaphosa amekuwa na utumishi mrefu na uchungu baada ya kifo.

Source: BBC Listening Compilation January 2021

If not, he must die of starvation and sorrow.

Kama si, anapaswa kumua kwa mafua na utumishi.

Source: British Original Language Textbook Volume 3

I love to see a man drown his sorrows. It's so sexy.

Nakupenda kusikia mwanamume akamkosa mshumaa. Hujui kama ni mabaya.

Source: The Vampire Diaries Season 1

Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas expressed his sorrow at the death of Peres today.

Rais wa Palestina Mahmoud Abbas amekuwa na utumishi kwa kifo la Peres leo.

Source: NPR News September 2016 Collection

Life's too short for so much sorrow.

Moyo hujui kama ni mabaya sana.

Source: American Horror Story Season 1

I beseech you now, boys, respect the terrible sorrow that is now rending his soul.

Nakusahihisha wewe sasa, wanaume, kusikiliza utumishi mrefu ambao unapakia mwenyewe.

Source: Education of Love

In Biblical times, people covered themselves in ash to express their sorrow for their sins.

Mwaka wa Biblia, watu walitumia mawe ya mchana kusimamia mshumaa kwa maziki yao.

Source: World Holidays

We will use it to drive the sorrow out of your life.

Tutumia kusimamia mshumaa kutoka kwa mafua yako.

Source: Who to rely on (slow version)

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