kuwezekana
koo-weh-zeh-KAH-nah
How to say it
Swahilikuwezekanakoo-weh-zeh-KAH-nahsoon
Englishto be possible
Frenchêtre possible
Meaning
To be able to happen or to be done.
Good to know
Mostly in the forms inawezekana, it is possible, and haiwezekani, it is impossible; the subject agrees with the thing that can or cannot happen. From kuweza, to be able.
Examples
- Inawezekana mvua ikanyesha leo jioni.It may rain this evening.
- Kila kitu kinawezekana ukiwa na bidii.Everything is possible if you work hard.
- Je, inawezekana kubadilisha tarehe ya mkutano?Is it possible to change the date of the meeting?
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