hafifu
hah-FEE-foo
How to say it
Swahilihafifuhah-FEE-foosoon
Englishweak, poor, faint; lightsoon
Frenchfaible, médiocre, légersoon
Meaning
Describes something low in strength, quality or amount, such as poor eyesight, light rain or a weak performance.
Good to know
It does not change with the noun: mvua hafifu, uoni hafifu, kazi hafifu. The opposite is imara, strong, or bora, good.
Examples
- Mwaka huu mavuno yalikuwa hafifu kwa sababu ya ukame.This year the harvest was poor because of the drought.
- Mwanga wa taa hii ni hafifu sana.The light of this lamp is very faint.
- Timu yetu ilicheza mchezo hafifu jana.Our team played a weak game yesterday.
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