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AH-tah
How to say it
KirundiataAH-tahsoon
Englishwithout; no, not anysoon
Frenchsans ; aucunsoon
Meaning
Means 'without' before a verb or a noun, and 'no' or 'not any' before a noun, as in ata gukeka, without doubt.
Good to know
It comes before the word it negates, which drops its first vowel: ata mafaranga (without money), ata wundi (no one else).
Examples
- Yagiye ku kazi ata kurya.He went to work without eating.
- Ata mafaranga, ntushobora kugura inzu.Without money, you cannot buy a house.
- Ata wundi yaje uretse wewe.No one else came except you.
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