siko
SEE-koh
How to say it
KirundisikoSEE-koh
Englishit is not so, not like that
Frenchce n'est pas ainsi
Meaning
Denies that something happened or is the way it was expected or said: 'it is not so', 'that is not how it is'.
Good to know
Made of si, it is not, and uko, how; siko vyagenze is 'that is not how it went'. The positive is niko.
Examples
- Twiteze imvura, ariko siko vyagenze.We expected rain, but that is not how it went.
- Siko nabivuze, wanyumvise nabi.That is not what I said, you misunderstood me.
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