Kirundi
haba na busa
HAH-bah nah BOO-sah
How to say it
Kirundihaba na busaHAH-bah nah BOO-sahsoon
Englishnot at allsoon
Frenchpas du toutsoon
Meaning
an emphatic phrase meaning not at all, absolutely not.
Good to know
emphatic negation, follows a negative clause.
Examples
- Ntawamubeshya, haba na busa.No one could deceive him, not at all.
- Sinzobigira, haba na busa.I will not do it, not at all.
- Ntaco azi kuri iyi nkuru, haba na busa.He knows nothing about this matter, not at all.
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