Kirundi
ikidambidambi
Word parts: iki-dambidambi
ee-kee-dah-mbee-DAH-mbee
How to say it
Kirundiikidambidambiee-kee-dah-mbee-DAH-mbeesoon
Englishone who deliberately misunderstandssoon
Frenchfaux naïf, simulateursoon
Meaning
a person who deliberately misunderstands, playing dumb on purpose.
Good to know
Describes a person's exasperating habit, not a physical thing.
Examples
- Ntugire ngo ntabona, uri ikidambidambi gusa.Don't pretend you don't get it — you're just playing dumb.
- Ese wumva ukuntu ari ikidambidambi?Do you see how he's being deliberately obtuse?
- Sinari ikidambidambi, navuze ukuri nyakuri.I wasn't playing dumb, I told the plain truth.
- Abantu nk'ivyo bidambidambi barashobora kuduhagarika akazi.People like those willful misunderstanders can hold up our work.
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