la jasho

Swahili

Etymology

Literally, “to eat sweat”.

Pronunciation

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Verb

-la jasho (infinitive kula jasho)

1. (idiomatic) to work hard

   Synonym: -chapa kazi

Conjugation

Conjugation of -la jasho: see -la.

References

• Tramutoli, Rosanna (2022) “Swahili Complex Predicates with Body Part Terms”, in Swahili Forum‎^[1], volume 29, →ISSN, page 8 of 1-18