si ko
SEE-koh
How to say it
Kinyarwandasi koSEE-koh
Englishit is not so, not like that
Frenchce n'est pas ainsi
Meaning
Denies that things are, or happened, the way just said: si ko bimeze, that is not how it is.
Good to know
The official spelling is si ko, two words: si, it is not, and ko, so, that way. Usually followed by a bi verb: siko bimeze, that is not the case; siko byagenze, that is not how it went.
Examples
- Abantu batekereza ko ari umukire, ariko si ko bimeze.People think he is rich, but that is not so.
- Twari twiteze gutsinda, ariko si ko byagenze.We expected to win, but that is not how it went.
- Si ko buri gihe imvura igwa muri uku kwezi.It does not always rain in this month.
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