convent
gb/kˈɑnvˌɛnt/ us/kˈɑnvˌɛnt/
B1
Kiingereza
~ 4400
apácakolostor, kolostor, zárda
NOMINO
B1
1
Muundo wa matumizi:
[someone] lives in a convent
She decided to join a convent after finishing school.
Úgy döntött, hogy az iskola befejezése után zárdába vonul.
The convent is located on the edge of the small town.
Az apácakolostor a kisváros szélén található.
The old convent has been converted into a museum.
They visited the convent to learn about its history.
The convent garden is open to the public once a week.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
My aunt lives in a convent.
A nagynéném egy apácakolostorban él.
The convent is near the church.
Az apácakolostor a templom közelében van.
Nuns pray every day in the convent.
The convent has a big garden.
She works in the kitchen of the convent.
Kosa la kawaida:
Learners sometimes confuse 'convent' with 'church'. A church is a place for worship, while a convent is where nuns live and work.
Maana
Religious residence for nuns
Miunganiko ya maneno
join a convent
|leave the convent
|convent school
|convent life
|visit a convent
Visawe
nunnery (Slightly less common and can sound old-fashioned or literary.)
Vinyume
monastery (A similar community for monks rather than nuns.)
Mada
religion
|buildings
|community
|housing
Ufafanuzi
A place where nuns live and do their daily work and prayers.
A building or set of buildings where a community of nuns live, work, and worship.
Sarufi
Umbo la kamusi
convent
IPA
GB/kˈɑnvˌɛnt/
US/kˈɑnvˌɛnt/
Silabi na mkazo
con - vent (silabi 2)
Stress on 1st syllable (con)
Maumbo ya neno
Noun
- Base: convent
- Plural: convents
Familia ya neno
Semi
convent school
1/kˈɑnvˌɛnt skˈul/
fixed phrase
School run by nuns
A school that is run by nuns, often inside or near a convent.
Mifano
- She attended a convent school in her hometown.
- Many convent schools have strict rules and uniforms.