nkako
NKAH-koh
How to say it
KirundinkakoNKAH-koh
Englishindeed, in fact (in kukaba nkako)
Frenchen effet, effectivement
Meaning
Confirms what has just been said and leads to the explanation, mostly in the fixed phrase kukaba nkako, 'and indeed', 'that is how it is'.
Good to know
It opens a sentence as kukaba nkako, followed by a comma. Written nk'ako it can also mean 'like that one' for aka nouns.
Examples
- Twari twabibabwiye, kukaba nkako imvura yaje.We had told you so, and indeed the rain came.
- Kukaba nkako, akazi kari kenshi uyu mwaka.Indeed, there was a lot of work this year.
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