kufariki
koo-fah-REE-kee
How to say it
Swahilikufarikikoo-fah-REE-keesoon
Englishto die, to pass awaysoon
Frenchdécéder, mourirsoon
Meaning
To stop living; the polite and respectful way to speak of a person's death.
Good to know
Often in the phrase kufariki dunia, literally to leave the world. Used of people; for animals and in plain speech the verb is kufa.
Examples
- Babu yake alifariki mwaka jana akiwa na miaka tisini.His grandfather died last year at the age of ninety.
- Watu watatu wamefariki katika ajali hiyo.Three people have died in that accident.
- Mwimbaji huyo alifariki akiwa hospitalini.The singer passed away in hospital.
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