fikra
FEE-krah
How to say it
SwahilifikraFEE-krah
Englishthought, thinking; ideas
Frenchpensée, réflexion; idées
Meaning
What goes on in the mind when one thinks, and the ideas or views that come from it; uhuru wa fikra is freedom of thought.
Good to know
N class noun, the same in singular and plural: fikra zangu, my thoughts. Kufikiri is to think and fikra potofu are wrong ideas.
Examples
- Mwalimu Nyerere alikuwa na fikra pana.Mwalimu Nyerere had broad ideas.
- Tunahitaji fikra mpya kutatua tatizo hili.We need new thinking to solve this problem.
- Fikra zake zilikuwa mbali sana.His thoughts were far away.
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