LanguageKnow logo LanguageKnow

LanguageKnow is better in the app.Free on Google Play and the App Store.

Get the app

fa

[fah]

verb

LanguageSwahili (Tanzania)

Meaning
  1. to die
  2. to stop, come to an end
  3. To cease to live or to come to an end.
Examples

Watu wote watakufa siku moja.

All people will die one day.

Maua haya yataanza fa baada ya siku chache.

These flowers will start to die after a few days.

Pronunciationfah

Part of speechverb

Registerneutral

Usage noteThis verb is used in both literal contexts regarding life and metaphorical contexts regarding the ending of an event or state.

Status: AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

This entry was checked automatically. A native speaker has not reviewed it yet. Native speakers can verify or correct it in the LanguageKnow app.

fa in other languages

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.