zoefu
zoh-EH-foo
How to say it
Swahilizoefuzoh-EH-foo
Englishexperienced, used to (stem)
Frenchexpérimenté, habitué
Meaning
The stem that means experienced or used to something. It takes the prefix of the noun it describes, as in mwalimu mzoefu, an experienced teacher.
Good to know
Agreed forms: mzoefu and wazoefu for people, also used as nouns (an experienced person). Uzoefu is experience. From kuzoea, to get used to.
Examples
- Timu ilimwajiri kocha mzoefu kutoka Ghana.The team hired an experienced coach from Ghana.
- Madereva wazoefu wanaijua barabara hii vizuri.Experienced drivers know this road well.
- Yeye ni mzoefu wa kazi za shambani.She is used to farm work.
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