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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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