kufungana
koo-foo-NGAH-nah
How to say it
Swahilikufunganakoo-foo-NGAH-nahsoon
Frenchmarquer l’un contre l’autre; se liersoon
Meaning
Of two teams, to score goals against each other, so that sare ya kufungana is a score draw and sare bila kufungana a goalless draw; more generally, to tie or lock each other up.
Good to know
The reciprocal of kufunga, to tie, to lock or to score; the subject is plural: timu zilifungana 1-1. It is most common in football reports.
Examples
- Timu hizo mbili zilifungana bao moja kwa moja.The two teams drew one goal each.
- Mechi iliisha kwa sare bila kufungana.The match ended in a goalless draw.
- Wapinzani hawa walifungana mara mbili msimu uliopita.These rivals drew against each other twice last season.
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