kufananisha
koo-fah-nah-NEE-shah
How to say it
Swahilikufananishakoo-fah-nah-NEE-shah
Englishto compare, to liken; to equate
Frenchcomparer, assimiler
Meaning
To look at two things together to see how they are alike, or to say that one thing is like another.
Good to know
Used with na for the second thing: kufananisha kitu na kingine, to compare one thing with another. Huwezi kufananisha means there is no comparison. The reflexive kujifananisha is to compare oneself.
Examples
- Usimfananishe mtoto wako na watoto wa jirani.Do not compare your child with the neighbor's children.
- Mashabiki wanamfananisha mchezaji huyu na Messi.The fans compare this player to Messi.
- Ni vigumu kufananisha maisha ya mjini na ya kijijini.It is hard to compare life in town with life in the village.
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Forms
kufananishwa (passive of kufananisha, to compare)
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