pine
gb/pˈaɪn/ us/pˈaɪn/
A2
Kiingereza
~ 4900
fenyő, sóvárog, epekedik, vágyakozik
NOMINO
A2
1
fenyő
A2
Muundo wa matumizi:
[someone] sees a pine / [something] grows near pines
The cabin was surrounded by tall pine trees.
A kunyhót magas fenyők vették körül.
Pine needles covered the forest floor.
Fenyőtűk borították az erdő talaját.
We collected pine cones for a craft project.
The scent of pine filled the air.
Pines can grow in poor, sandy soil.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
The park has many pine trees.
A parkban sok fenyő van.
I see a big pine near my house.
Látok egy nagy fenyőt a házam közelében.
Pine cones are on the ground.
The forest is full of pines.
Kosa la kawaida:
Learners sometimes confuse 'pine' with 'palm' because both are trees, but they are very different types.
Maana
Evergreen coniferous tree
Miunganiko ya maneno
pine forest
|pine tree
|pine needles
|pine cone
|pine wood
Visawe
conifer (More general term for any cone-bearing evergreen tree, not only pine.)
Vinyume
deciduous tree (A tree that loses its leaves each year, unlike a pine.)
Mada
nature
|plants
|forestry
|core_vocabulary
Ufafanuzi
A tall green tree with long thin leaves shaped like needles and cones that stay green all year.
A type of evergreen tree with long, thin needle-like leaves and cones, belonging to the genus Pinus.
KITENZI
B2
LITERARY
2
Muundo wa matumizi:
to pine for [someone/something] / to pine after [someone]
She pined for her family while living abroad.
Külföldön élve nagyon vágyakozott a családja után.
He spent years pining after his lost love.
Éveken át sóvárgott elvesztett szerelme után.
The old man pined away after his wife died.
They still pine for the days when they were young.
He was pining for home during his travels.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
I pine for my hometown.
Vágyakozom a szülővárosom után.
She pines for her old friends.
Vágyakozik a régi barátai után.
He pines after his girlfriend.
Kosa la kawaida:
Learners sometimes confuse 'pine' (longing) with 'plan' or think it means 'complain'. In modern casual speech, this meaning is less common and often sounds literary.
Maana
Feel deep longing or sadness
Miunganiko ya maneno
pine for
|pine after
|languish and pine
Visawe
yearn (Similar in meaning but can be less intense or less associated with physical decline.)
Vinyume
be content (Opposite emotional state of being satisfied and not longing for something.)
Mada
emotions
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
Ufafanuzi
To feel very sad and miss someone or something a lot.
To suffer mental or physical decline because of a strong longing or grief for someone or something absent.
Sarufi
Umbo la kamusi
pine
IPA
GB/pˈaɪn/
US/pˈaɪn/
Silabi na mkazo
pine (silabi 1)
Stress on 1st syllable (pine)
Maumbo ya neno
Noun
- Base: pine
- Plural: pine, pines
Verb
- Base: pine
- 3rd Person Singular: pines
- Present Participle: pining
- Past: pined
Familia ya neno
Forms
pines
noun
pining
verb
pined
verb
Core family
pinecone
noun
pinewood
noun
Related words
Advanced or less common
piney
adjective
Semi
pine away
1/pˈaɪn əwˈeɪ/
phrasal verb
literary
Weaken from sadness or longing
To slowly get weak or sick because you are very sad or miss someone or something a lot.
Mifano
- After his wife died, he seemed to pine away.
- She pined away when her children moved far away.
pine for
1/pˈaɪn fɚ/
phrasal verb
literary
Long for something absent
To feel very sad because you miss someone or something a lot.
Mifano
- She still pines for her childhood home.
- He pined for his family during the long voyage.