Muundo wa matumizi:
to miss [something]
I missed the bus this morning because I woke up late.
Ma reggel lekéstem a buszt, mert későn ébredtem.
You missed a great concert last night.
Tegnap este lemaradtál egy nagyszerű koncertről.
She missed his speech because she was on the phone.
He missed the chance to apply for the scholarship.
We missed the first ten minutes of the movie.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
I missed the bus.
Lekéstem a buszt.
She missed the meeting.
Lemaradt a megbeszélésről.
Kosa la kawaida:
Learners sometimes confuse 'miss' with 'lose', but 'lose' means you no longer have something; 'miss' means you did not experience it.
Maana
Fail to notice or experience
Miunganiko ya maneno
miss a class
|miss the bus
|miss an opportunity
|miss a call
|miss a meeting
Visawe
overlook (Implies failing to notice something, often unintentionally.)
Vinyume
catch (To manage to see, hear, or attend something.)
Mada
daily life
|communication
|events
|core_vocabulary
Ufafanuzi
To not see, hear, or be at something.
To not see, hear, or experience something, often by accident or because of absence.
Muundo wa matumizi:
to miss [someone/something]
I miss my family when I travel for work.
Hiányzik a családom, amikor a munkám miatt utazom.
She misses her hometown after moving abroad.
Amióta külföldre költözött, hiányzik neki a szülővárosa.
He misses his dog while he's at college.
I really miss talking to you every day.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
I miss my mother.
Hiányzik az édesanyám.
She misses her cat.
Hiányzik neki a macskája.
He misses his old school.
Kosa la kawaida:
Learners sometimes use 'miss' for future events ('I will miss you tomorrow' is correct only if you mean they will be absent).
Maana
Feel sad about absence
Miunganiko ya maneno
miss you
|miss home
|miss my friends
|miss her smile
Visawe
long for (Carries a stronger emotional or romantic tone than 'miss'.)
Vinyume
enjoy absence (To be glad that someone or something is not present.)
Mada
emotions
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
Ufafanuzi
To feel unhappy because someone or something is not with you.
To feel sad or wish someone or something were present because they are away or gone.
Muundo wa matumizi:
to miss [something]
He missed the target by several inches.
Több centivel elvétette a célt.
I swung at the ball but missed.
Suhintottam a labda felé, de nem találtam el.
She threw the dart and missed completely.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
He missed the ball.
Nem találta el a labdát.
I missed the goal.
Nem találtam el a kaput.
Maana
Fail to hit a target
Miunganiko ya maneno
miss the target
|miss a shot
|miss the ball
Visawe
misfire (In shooting contexts, it means the weapon fails to discharge properly.)
Vinyume
hit (To strike successfully what you aimed at.)
Mada
sports
|hunting
|core_vocabulary
Ufafanuzi
To not hit or catch something you try to hit or catch.
To fail to hit, catch, or reach a target.
Miss Brown will be your teacher this year.
Brown kisasszony lesz a tanárod idén.
Please give this letter to Miss Davis.
Kérem, adja át ezt a levelet Davis kisasszonynak.
Miss Thompson is waiting in the lobby.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
Miss Lee is my teacher.
Lee kisasszony a tanárom.
I saw Miss Kim yesterday.
Tegnap láttam Kim kisasszonyt.
Maana
Title for unmarried woman/girl
Miunganiko ya maneno
Miss Smith
|Miss Johnson
Visawe
Ms. ('Ms.' is neutral about marital status and more common in formal writing today.)
Mada
social forms
|communication
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
Ufafanuzi
A word used before the name of a girl or unmarried woman.
A polite title used before the name of an unmarried woman or girl.
The shot was a complete miss.
A lövés teljes mellélövés volt.
It was almost a goal, but just a miss.
Majdnem gól volt, de éppen csak mellément.
The arrow was a near miss.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
The ball was a miss.
A labda mellément.
It was a near miss.
Hajszállal ment mellé.
Maana
Failure to hit a target
Miunganiko ya maneno
a near miss
Visawe
failure (General term for lack of success; not specific to hitting a target.)
Vinyume
hit (A successful strike on a target.)
Mada
sports
|core_vocabulary
Ufafanuzi
When you try but do not hit or reach something.
An act of failing to hit, catch, or reach something aimed at.