Swahili
kijinga
ki-JI-nga
How to say it
Swahilikijingaki-JI-ngasoon
Englishstupidsoon
Frenchstupidesoon
Meaning
stupid or foolish.
Good to know
reduplicated as kijingajinga for emphasis.
Examples
- Aliuliza swali la kijinga mbele ya wote.He asked a foolish question in front of everyone.
- Kwa nini unafanya vitu vya kijinga hivi?Why do you do such foolish things?
- Hakuwa kijinga kama watu walivyofikiri.He wasn't as foolish as people thought.
- Vitendo vyake vya kijingajinga vilimletea matatizo.His foolish behavior brought him trouble.
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