safi
SAH-fee
How to say it
SwahilisafiSAH-feesoon
Englishclean; pure; fine, goodsoon
Frenchpropre ; pur ; bien, excellentsoon
Meaning
Free from dirt or pollution, or pure and unmixed; in everyday speech it also means fine or great, and of a pass in football, accurate.
Good to know
An adjective that never changes with the noun (maji safi, nyumba safi). Usafi is cleanliness and msafi a clean person; safi sana! is a common way to say excellent.
Examples
- Tunahitaji maji safi ya kunywa kijijini.We need clean drinking water in the village.
- Chumba chake ni safi kila wakati.Her room is always clean.
- Nishati ya jua ni nishati safi.Solar power is clean energy.
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