shiba
SHEE-bah
How to say it
SwahilishibaSHEE-bah
Englishto be full, to have eaten enough
Frenchêtre rassasié
Meaning
To have eaten or drunk enough so that one wants no more. Figuratively, to have had enough of something.
Good to know
Usually in the perfect: nimeshiba, I am full. The infinitive is kushiba and the noun shibe, fullness; the opposite is kuwa na njaa, to be hungry.
Examples
- Asante, nimeshiba, siwezi kula tena.Thank you, I am full; I cannot eat any more.
- Watoto walikula hadi wakashiba.The children ate until they were full.
- Aliyeshiba hamjui mwenye njaa.The one who is full does not understand the hungry.
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