kushindikana
koo-shee-ndee-KAH-nah
How to say it
Swahilikushindikanakoo-shee-ndee-KAH-nah
Frenchs’avérer impossible, échouer
Meaning
Said of a plan, a task or an attempt that cannot be carried out or does not succeed.
Good to know
The subject is the thing that could not be done, not the person: mpango ulishindikana, the plan failed. Built on kushinda, to overcome.
Examples
- Safari yetu ilishindikana kwa sababu ya mvua kubwa.Our trip could not go ahead because of heavy rain.
- Imeshindikana kupata daktari usiku huu.It has proved impossible to find a doctor tonight.
- Mpango huu ukishindikana, tutajaribu njia nyingine.If this plan fails, we will try another way.
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