chafuka

How to say it

Meaning

to become dirty, disturbed, or rough, the intransitive counterpart of chafua.

Good to know

soil, pollute; spoil; (fig.) dis- turb, disarrange; ruin, destroy; smoke, blacken; be disorderly, messy; surge, be rough (of the sea)

Examples

• Maji ya mto yamechafuka baada ya mvua.The river water has become murky after the rain.
• Hali ya kisiasa ilichafuka ghafla.The political situation suddenly became troubled.
• Bahari ilichafuka usiku kucha.The sea was rough all night.
• Uso wake ulichafuka kwa jasho na vumbi.His face became grimy with sweat and dust.