Swahili
mzingatifu
mzi-nga-TI-fu
How to say it
Swahilimzingatifumzi-nga-TI-fusoon
Englishthoughtful personsoon
Frenchpersonne réfléchiesoon
Meaning
a thoughtful, attentive person who considers things carefully and keeps an open mind.
Good to know
someone with a good memory; sensible/thoughtful per- son; person without rigid opinions, un- prejudiced/liberal-minded person
Examples
- Mzingatifu hufikiri kabla ya kuamua.A thoughtful person thinks before deciding.
- Je, mzee wetu ni mzingatifu wa mambo ya watu?Is our elder considerate of other people's matters?
- Hakuwa mzingatifu, aliamua haraka mno.He was not careful in his thinking, he decided too hastily.
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