kupitika
koo-pee-TEE-kah
How to say it
Swahilikupitikakoo-pee-TEE-kah
Englishto be passable
Frenchêtre praticable
Meaning
Of a road or a path, to be in a state that people and vehicles can travel along.
Good to know
Stative of kupita, to pass. Usually said of roads, often in the negative: barabara haipitiki, the road is impassable, especially in the rainy season.
Examples
- Barabara hii haipitiki wakati wa mvua.This road is impassable in the rainy season.
- Baada ya ukarabati, njia hiyo sasa inapitika.After the repairs, that road is now passable.
- Madaraja mapya yatafanya barabara kupitika mwaka mzima.The new bridges will make the road passable all year.
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