Obsess/obsession/obsessed in Swahili
There are many ways of translating obsess/obsession/obsessed in Swahili:
1. Kuhangaika: (pronounced ku-ha-nga-i-ka.)
This word emphasizes the mental and emotional aspect of being preoccupied with something.
2. Kufadhaika: (pronounced ku-fa-dha-i-ka.)
This word leans more towards a physical and emotional state of restlessness, agitation, and distress.
Other words related to obsessed in Swahili are:
- Taabika
- Sumbuka
- Shughulika
- Hamanika
Obsess/obsessed definition in English
Preoccupy or fill the mind of (someone) continually and to a troubling extent.
Be constantly talking or worrying about something.
Examples of obsessed in Swahili sentences
- Alikuwa ametawaliwa na wazo la kulipiza kisasi. (He was obsessed with the idea of revenge.)
- Mumewe, ambaye anahangaikia mabaya aliyomtendea. (Her husband, who is obsessing about the wrong she has done him.)
- Alikuwa akihangaikia uzito wake. (She used to obsess about her weight.)
- Baadhi ya wanawake huhangaikia mapaja na matumbo yao. (Some women obsess about their thighs and stomachs.)
- Ni somo ambalo linaonekana kumsumbua. (It is a subject that seems to obsess him.)
- Je, unaona kwamba unafadhaikia sana mambo? (Do you find that you obsess much about things?)
- Lazima nikubali kwamba ramani zinanisumbua. (I must admit that maps obsess me.)
- Na usifadhaikie lengo la mwisho, kama vile kupunguza uzito kwa kilo 15. (And don’t obsess over the end goal, such as your proposed 15-pound weight loss.)
- Tunapanga akili zetu kuhangaikia mambo ambayo hayalingani na kilima cha maharagwe. (We organize our minds to obsess about things that don’t amount to a hill of beans.)
- Watu wanaofadhaikia sana nguo pia huzingatia sana viatu, haswa wanaume. (People who obsess about clothes also obsess about shoes, particularly men.)
- Ikiwa watu watafadhaikia pointi zako mbaya, nidhamu inaweza kuwa hofu. (If people obsess over your bad points, discipline can become fear.)
- Nilidhani alikuwa anahangaika na mke wake. (I thought he was obsessed with his wife.)
- Anajishughulisha na biashara hii. (He’s obsessed with this business.)
- Ana wasiwasi juu ya kifo cha dada yake. (He’s obsessed about his sister’s death.)
