indimi

Swahili

bozi

BO-zi

How to say it

SwahiliboziBO-zisoon
Englishfoolsoon
Frenchidiotsoon

Meaning

a fool, idiot, or useless person; also used as an adjective for stupid or worthless.

Good to know

(ma-) fool, idiot, useless person; red.: bozibozi adj. stupid, useless

Examples

  • Usiwe bozi, fikiri kabla ya kutenda.Don't be a fool, think before you act.
  • Walimwita bozi kwa sababu ya kosa lake.They called him an idiot because of his mistake.
  • Sisi si mabozi, tunajua tunachofanya.We are not fools, we know what we're doing.
  • Uamuzi wake ulionekana wa kibozi kabisa.His decision looked completely foolish.

The same word in

Not yet checked by a native speaker.

Open in the dictionary ›