kufikirika
koo-fee-kee-REE-kah
How to say it
Swahilikufikirikakoo-fee-kee-REE-kah
Frenchêtre concevable; imaginaire
Meaning
To be possible to think of or picture in the mind; in ya kufikirika, existing only in the mind, not real.
Good to know
Built on kufikiri, to think, with the ending ika, can be. Mostly heard as ya kufikirika or za kufikirika, imaginary, hypothetical: sababu za kufikirika, imaginary reasons.
Examples
- Hizi ni hofu za kufikirika tu, hakuna hatari yoyote.These are only imaginary fears; there is no danger at all.
- Mwandishi aliunda nchi ya kufikirika katika riwaya yake.The writer created an imaginary country in his novel.
- Haifikiriki kwamba angeweza kuiba pesa hizo.It is unthinkable that she could have stolen that money.
Not yet checked by a native speaker.