kufikia
koo-fee-KEE-ah
How to say it
Swahilikufikiakoo-fee-KEE-ahsoon
Frenchatteindre, arriver à; réaliser; d'icisoon
Meaning
To get as far as a place, a number or a goal; before a date it means by or up to that time.
Good to know
It takes the place or goal as object: kufikia malengo, to reach one's goals. Kufikia sasa means so far, and kufikia mwaka ujao, by next year.
Examples
- Tulifikia kijiji kabla ya giza.We reached the village before dark.
- Timu yetu imefikia fainali.Our team has reached the final.
- Kufikia sasa hatujapata jibu.So far we have not had an answer.
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