Kirundi
ashwi da
AH-shwee dah
How to say it
Kirundiashwi daAH-shwee dahsoon
Englishabsolutely notsoon
Frenchnon !soon
Meaning
An even more emphatic exclamation of refusal than 'ashwi' alone; 'no, absolutely not!'.
Good to know
emphatic interjection.
Examples
- Ashwi da! Ntabwo nzobyemera.Absolutely not! I will not accept that.
- Ashwi da, ntawundi wobitwara gutyo.Absolutely not, no one else would take it like that.
- Yasubije ati 'ashwi da' bidasubirwamwo.He answered 'absolutely not' without repeating it.
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