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Kinyarwanda

ashwi da

AH-shwee dah

How to say it

Kinyarwandaashwi daAH-shwee dahsoon
Englishabsolutely notsoon
Frenchnon !soon

Meaning

an even more emphatic exclamation of refusal than 'ashwi' alone; 'no, absolutely not!'.

Good to know

interjection; emphatic refusal, informal speech.

Examples

  • Ashwi da! Sinzabikora.Absolutely not! I won't do it.
  • Ashwi da, ntabwo nzajya aho.No way, I won't go there.
  • Yavuze ati 'Ashwi da!' arakaye.He said 'Absolutely not!' angrily.

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