Kirundi
ntanakimwe
n-tah-nah-KEE-mweh
How to say it
Kirundintanakimwen-tah-nah-KEE-mwehsoon
Englishnothing at allsoon
Frenchrien du toutsoon
Meaning
not even a single thing; a strong negation of quantity.
Good to know
used to emphasize a complete absence of something, stronger than a simple 'nothing'.
Examples
- Sinafise ntanakimwe.I have nothing at all.
- Ntanakimwe carasigaye mu nzu.Nothing at all remained in the house.
- Waronse ntanakimwe?Did you get nothing at all?
- Tuzosanga ntanakimwe niba tutihuta.We will find nothing at all if we don't hurry.
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