Swahili
safika
sa-FI-ka
How to say it
Swahilisafikasa-FI-kasoon
Englishto become cleansoon
Frenchdevenir propresoon
Meaning
to become clean or pure.
Good to know
the intransitive form of safi ("clean"); used when something becomes clean on its own rather than being cleaned.
Examples
- Maji ya mto yamesafika baada ya mvua kupita.The river water has become clean after the rain passed.
- Chumba hiki hakijasafika bado.This room has not yet become clean.
- Je, dawa hii husaidia damu kusafika?Does this medicine help the blood become purified?
- Nguo zilisafika zenyewe zilipoanikwa juani.The clothes became clean on their own when hung in the sun.
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