ntawe
NTAH-weh
How to say it
KinyarwandantaweNTAH-weh
Englishnobody, no one
Frenchpersonne
Meaning
Says that not a single person is concerned: ntawe uje, nobody has come.
Good to know
Made of nta, no, and uwe, the person; it is also written nta we. It is followed by a relative verb: ntawe uzi, nobody knows; ntawe umbona, nobody sees me.
Examples
- Ntawe uzi igihe azapfira.Nobody knows when he will die.
- Nakomanze ku rugi ariko ntawe wanyitabye.I knocked on the door but nobody answered.
- Ntawe uri hejuru y'amategeko.Nobody is above the law.
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