bunifu
boo-NEE-foo
How to say it
Swahilibunifuboo-NEE-foo
Englishcreative, innovative
Frenchcréatif, innovant
Meaning
Able to think of new ideas and make new things, or showing such new ideas.
Good to know
An adjective stem that agrees with its noun: mtu mbunifu, watu wabunifu, wazo bunifu, mawazo bunifu. Mbunifu is also a noun, a designer. From kubuni, to invent.
Examples
- Wanafunzi wabunifu walitengeneza gari la umeme.Creative students built an electric car.
- Tunahitaji mawazo bunifu ili kutatua tatizo hili.We need innovative ideas to solve this problem.
- Kampuni hiyo inajulikana kwa bidhaa bunifu.That company is known for innovative products.
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