nta handi
ntah-HAH-ndee
How to say it
Kinyarwandanta handintah-HAH-ndee
Englishnowhere else
Frenchnulle part ailleurs
Meaning
Says that there is no other place than the one being talked about: nta handi yajya, there is nowhere else he could go.
Good to know
Made of nta, no, and ahandi, elsewhere; it is also written nta handi, in two words. Often followed by hantu or a verb of the ha class: ntahandi hantu, no other place.
Examples
- Nta handi twabona amazi meza hafi aha.There is nowhere else near here where we can find clean water.
- Iwacu ni heza, nta handi nshaka kujya.Home is good, there is nowhere else I want to go.
- Iki gitabo nta handi wakibona uretse hano.You cannot find this book anywhere else but here.
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