Adjective

MEANING

To waste time, to try and do the impossible. Used in the proverb: ukupenda intanda kwandwa

SYNONYM/SIMILARWORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

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FIGURATIVE SPEECH/IDIOMS/PHRASES/COLLOQUIAL USE/EXPRESSIONS

Ukwanda ingala mumeenso. Ukutumfya umuntu paco ashingakwata. Ukwipusha cibola ati: Muneabaana bobe bali shani? MEANINGTo make fun of someone for something that he or she does not have.

PROVERBS

1. Ukupenda intanda kwandwa

Literal translation

It is a waste of time to count the number of stars

Meaning

Some things are not worth doing. Deal with what concerns and you, and what you can do something about

BembaMeaning

Bane,ifintu fimbi kulekafye. Tekuti wemuntu kufwa upwishe amacushi yonse muno calo!