wa

How to say it

Meaning

to be lost or absorbed in thought, preoccupied; from the phrase kuwa katika mawazo.

Good to know

part of the idiom kuwa katika mawazo (to be lost in thought); wa here functions as a verb root related to kuwa (to be).

Examples

• Alikuwa katika mawazo mazito.He was deeply lost in thought.
• Je, umekuwa katika mawazo?Have you been lost in thought?
• Sikuwa katika mawazo hivyo.I was not lost in thought like that.
• Kesho atakuwa katika mawazo mengi.Tomorrow he will be lost in many thoughts.