Swahili
jinga
JEEN-gah
How to say it
SwahilijingaJEEN-gahsoon
Englishstupidsoon
Frenchstupidesoon
Meaning
stupid, ignorant, or foolish.
Good to know
a blunt, sometimes offensive adjective; used carefully depending on context.
Examples
- Usiwe jinga, fikiri kwanza kabla ya kutenda.Don't be foolish, think before you act.
- Alifanya kitendo cha kijinga kilichomdhuru.He did a foolish act that harmed him.
- Je, kweli unamwona kama mtu jinga?Do you really see him as a stupid person?
- Hawakumwita jinga tena baada ya kufaulu mtihani.They no longer called him stupid after he passed the exam.
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