Kinyarwanda
guhakana
Word parts: gu-hakana
goo-hah-KAH-nah
How to say it
Kinyarwandaguhakanagoo-hah-KAH-nahsoon
Englishto denysoon
Frenchnier, refusersoon
Meaning
to refuse to admit something is true; to deny.
Good to know
to deny, refuse valley) valley)
Examples
- Yahakanye ko atigeze avuga ibyo.He denied ever having said that.
- Ntabwo yashoboraga guhakana icyaha yakoze.He could not deny the crime he had committed.
- Umuntu yahakanye ubwo yabajijwe.The man denied it when he was questioned.
- Ese uzahakana ko waje ijoro ryashize?Will you deny that you came last night?
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