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Swahili

kufika

koo-FEE-kah

How to say it

Swahilikufikakoo-FEE-kahsoon
Englishto arrivesoon
Frencharriver, atteindresoon

Meaning

to arrive, or, used like a preposition, as far as, up to.

Good to know

the infinitive of fika, to arrive; used prepositionally as in amesafiri kufika Tanga, he traveled as far as Tanga.

Examples

  • Amesafiri kufika Tanga.He traveled as far as Tanga.
  • Tulitembea kufika mlima wa pili.We walked as far as the second hill.
  • Je, umefika nyumbani salama?Have you arrived home safely?
  • Basi litafika kituo cha mwisho saa nne.The bus will arrive at the last stop at ten o'clock.

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