kufanana
koo-fah-NAH-nah
How to say it
Swahilikufananakoo-fah-NAH-nah
Englishto resemble, look alike; to be similar
Frenchse ressembler, être semblable
Meaning
To look like or be like someone or something else, in appearance, sound or nature.
Good to know
Kufanana na is to look like someone (anafanana na baba yake, he looks like his father); with a plural subject it means to look alike. Mfano is an example and sawa na means the same as.
Examples
- Mapacha hao wanaweza kufanana sana.Those twins can look very much alike.
- Nyimbo hizi mbili zinaonekana kufanana.These two songs seem similar.
- Ni vigumu kufanana na mama yake kwa kila kitu.It is hard to be like her mother in everything.
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