Vijana wengi wanaojifunza Kiingereza hupata changamoto katika kutumia vitenzi ‘increase’ na ‘augment’. Ingawa vyote viwili vina maana ya ‘kuongeza’, kuna tofauti kidogo. ‘Increase’ hutumika kwa ongezeko la kiasi au idadi, wakati ‘augment’ hutumika kwa kuongeza kitu ili kufanya kitu kingine kikamilike zaidi au kiwe bora zaidi. Fikiria ‘increase’ kama kuongeza ukubwa wa kitu, na ‘augment’ kama kuboresha kitu kwa kuongeza kitu kingine.

Angalia mifano ifuatayo:

• Increase: The price of petrol has increased significantly. (Bei ya petroli imeongezeka sana.)
• Increase: The number of students in the school has increased. ( Idadi ya wanafunzi shuleni imeongezeka.)
• Augment: He augmented his income by taking a part-time job. (Aliongeza kipato chake kwa kuchukua kazi ya muda.)
• Augment: She augmented her presentation with stunning visuals. (Aliboresha uwasilishaji wake kwa kuongeza picha nzuri.)

Kama unavyoona, ‘increase’ inahusu ongezeko la namba au kiasi, wakati ‘augment’ inahusu kuongeza kitu ili kuboresha au kukamilisha kitu kingine. Tofauti hii inaweza kuonekana kuwa ndogo, lakini ni muhimu kwa kuandika na kuzungumza Kiingereza vizuri. Happy learning!