Swahili
vifuli
vee-FOO-lee
How to say it
Swahilivifulivee-FOO-leesoon
Englishshadowssoon
Frenchombressoon
Meaning
Shadows or shaded areas.
Good to know
plural of kifuli (ki-/vi- class), a variant of kivuli.
Examples
- Watoto walicheza chini ya vifuli vya miti.The children played under the shadows of the trees.
- Je, vifuli hivi vinapotea jua likizama?Do these shadows disappear as the sun sets?
- Vifuli havikuonekana wazi wakati wa mawingu.The shadows were not clearly visible when it was cloudy.
- Vifuli vitarefuka jua linapokaribia kuzama.The shadows will lengthen as the sun nears setting.
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