nk'aho
NKAH-hoh
How to say it
Kinyarwandank'ahoNKAH-hohsoon
Englishas if, as thoughsoon
Frenchcomme si
Meaning
Introduces a comparison with something that is not really so: akora nk'aho atumva, he acts as if he does not hear.
Good to know
The official spelling is nk'aho, from nka, like, and aho, where; nkaho is the common press spelling. It is often followed by ari: nkaho ari we, as if it were him.
Examples
- Yitwaye nk'aho ntacyo yabonye.He behaved as if he had seen nothing.
- Iyo duhuye, aranyirengagiza nk'aho atanzi.When we meet, he ignores me as if he does not know me.
- Twumvise nk'aho umuntu akomanga ku rugi.It sounded to us as if someone was knocking at the door.
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