kufikiria
koo-fee-kee-REE-ah
How to say it
Swahilikufikiriakoo-fee-kee-REE-ah
Meaning
To use the mind to form ideas or to weigh a matter, or to picture something in the mind.
Good to know
Kufikiria kuhusu is to think about, and sikufikiria kwamba means I never imagined that. Fikiria is the command, think or imagine; wazo is a thought.
Examples
- Nipe muda wa kufikiria ombi lako.Give me time to think about your request.
- Hatukuweza kufikiria kwamba atashinda.We could not imagine that he would win.
- Watoto wanapaswa kufundishwa kufikiria wenyewe.Children should be taught to think for themselves.
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