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kabisa

kah-BEE-sah

How to say it

Swahilikabisakah-BEE-sah
Englishcompletely, totally; at all
Frenchcomplètement, tout à fait; du tout

Meaning

Makes a word stronger, like completely or absolutely; after a negative it means at all.

Good to know

It follows the word it strengthens: nimechoka kabisa, I am completely tired. With a negative: sijui kabisa, I do not know at all. Kabisa! alone means absolutely.

Examples

  • Nguo zangu zimekauka kabisa.My clothes are completely dry.
  • Sikumwona rafiki yangu kabisa jana.I did not see my friend at all yesterday.
  • Alikataa kabisa kulipa deni.He flatly refused to pay the debt.

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