Kirundi
kwihakana
Word parts: kw-ihakana
kwi-ha-KA-na
How to say it
Kirundikwihakanakwi-ha-KA-nasoon
Englishto denysoon
Frenchnier, refusersoon
Meaning
to deny something, especially about oneself.
Good to know
to deny
Examples
- Yihakanye ivyaha vyiwe imbere y'urukiko.He denied his wrongdoing before the court.
- Ntukihakane ico ubona n'amaso yawe.Don't deny what you see with your own eyes.
- Ese wihakana ko waje muri iyo nama?Do you deny that you came to that meeting?
- Azokwihakana kugeza igihe azoshikirizwa ibimenyetso.He will keep denying it until he is shown the evidence.
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