idiom
[phrase]
Yafaa nini kulia
Maana (Definition)
Rhetorical phrase asserting that lamentation cannot undo past losses
Tafsiri ya Kiingereza (English):
What good is it to cry?
Sheng / Standard Equivalent:
yafaa nini kulia
Asili na Utamaduni (Origin & Etymology): Swahili
Mfano wa Sentensi (Example Sentence):
"Maziwa yashamwagika, yafaa nini kulia?"
Translation: The milk is already spilled, what good is it to cry?
Maneno Yanayohusiana (Related Terms):