Swahili Word of the Day
tafuta
/ta-FU-ta/ • verb — 4th of May, 2026
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Meaning: to search for; to look for someone or something
Examples
- Ninatafuta funguo zangu.
(I am looking for my keys.) - Watoto wanatafuta wanyama wadogo katika bustani.
(The children are looking for small animals in the garden.) - Kamati inatafuta data kwa ajili ya ripoti.
(The committee is searching for data for the report.)
Synonyms
- kuangalia
- kuchunguza
Used for both physical and abstract searching (objects, information, solutions). Commonly conjugated like other Swahili verbs (e.g., ninatafuta = I am looking for). The imperative is 'tafuta!' meaning 'look for!' and the verb is often followed directly by the thing being sought.
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