Verb transitive

FIELD3: MEANING

To drive away.

EXAMPLESOF USE

Alatandaabantu. Meaning: He drives people away.

Katande balunshi.Meaning: Go and drive the flies away.

Tandaimfula. Meaning: To drive the rain away.

SYNONYM/SIMILARWORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

Tamfya,

SYNONYM/SIMILARWORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

kola imfula

MEANING2

To cause worries or sufferings.

EXAMPLEOF USE

Tandaumuntu akaleele or akeleelwe or akaleelwa Meaningto cause worries or sufferings to a person.

SYNONYM

Poosa umuntu akaleele

MEANING3

To scatter

EXAMPLEOF USE

Tandaamale or tanda ubukula Meaning: To scatter soilover sown seeds.

FIELD 5.0 FIGURATIVE SPEECH/IDOMS/PHRASES/COLLOQUIAL USE/ EXPRESSION

Ukutandaamale mu caani Literal translation: To throw seedsin the tall grass. Meaning: To waste one’s time

SYNONYM/SIMILARWORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

ukuicushafye

MEANING4

To reveal accomplice, as in a woman introuble during child birth and accused of adultery.

EXAMPLESOF USE

Atandauo babifishe nankwe. Meaning: She revealedher accomplice (after this confession, she will be given the medicine for asafe delivery.)

FIELD4: OTHER RELATED WORDS/USES

Passive: tandwa

Applicative: tandila