The circumstances, conditions, or setting in which an event, statement, or action occurs and which gives it its full meaning.
Muktadha wa hotuba yake ulikuwa wa kusikitisha kwa sababu alikuwa akizungumza wakati wa msiba.
— The context of his speech was sad because he was speaking during a funeral.
Ili kuelewa maana ya kauli hiyo, unahitaji kujua muktadha ambao ilisemwa.
— To understand the meaning of that statement, you need to know the context in which it was said.