mantiki

How to say it

Meaning

Clear and sound reasoning, or the sense that makes an idea or decision reasonable.

Good to know

N class noun, no plural. Kuwa na mantiki, to make sense; kwa mantiki hiyo, by that reasoning; haina mantiki, it makes no sense.

Examples

• Hoja yako ina mantiki, nakubaliana nawe.Your argument makes sense, I agree with you.
• Uamuzi huo hauna mantiki yoyote.That decision makes no sense at all.
• Somo la mantiki linafundishwa chuo kikuu.The subject of logic is taught at university.