komaa

How to say it

Meaning

to become fully grown or mature, or to become over-ripe and start to decay.

Good to know

used of people, animals, or fruit reaching maturity; can also mean to lose vitality or become demoralized when taken too far.

Examples

• Tunda hili limekomaa sana, karibu lioze.This fruit is very over-ripe, it's almost rotten.
• Mtoto wake amekomaa sasa, ni mtu mzima.His child has matured now, he is an adult.
• Je, mifugo hii imekomaa vya kutosha kuuzwa?Are these livestock mature enough to be sold?
• Baada ya miaka ya taabu, alikomaa kiakili.After years of hardship, he matured mentally.