kuepukika
koo-eh-poo-KEE-kah
How to say it
Swahilikuepukikakoo-eh-poo-KEE-kah
Englishto be avoidable
Frenchêtre évitable
Meaning
Said of something that can be avoided or prevented; most often used in the negative for what cannot be avoided.
Good to know
The stative form of kuepuka, to avoid. Usually negative: haiepukiki or isiyoweza kuepukika, inevitable; vifo vinavyoweza kuepukika, preventable deaths.
Examples
- Ajali nyingi za barabarani zinaweza kuepukika.Many road accidents can be avoided.
- Mabadiliko haya hayaepukiki, lazima tujiandae.These changes are unavoidable; we must prepare.
- Ugomvi huo ungeweza kuepukika kama wangezungumza mapema.That quarrel could have been avoided if they had talked early.
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