mba
MBAH
How to say it
KirundimbaMBAHsoon
Meaning
In na mba it strengthens a negative: 'not at all', 'never'. On its own before a verb it is kuba for 'I': 'I am (usually)', 'I would be'.
Good to know
Na mba comes after the negative verb: sinzokwibagira na mba, I will never forget. As a verb form, mba ndiko ndakora means 'I am usually working'.
Examples
- Ntiyigeze aza na mba kuturaba.He never came to see us at all.
- Sinzokwibagira ivyo na mba.I will never forget that.
- Iyo ndi i muhira, mba ndiko ndasoma.When I am at home, I am usually reading.
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