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Swahili

kadogo

kah-DOH-goh

How to say it

Swahilikadogokah-DOH-gohsoon
Englishtinysoon
Frenchminuscule, infimesoon

Meaning

extremely small or tiny, an emphatic dialectal form of kidogo.

Good to know

emphasizes smallness more strongly than the everyday word kidogo.

Examples

  • Alipewa sehemu kadogo tu ya keki.He was given only a tiny piece of cake.
  • Mtoto huyo ana mikono kadogo mno.That baby has extremely tiny hands.
  • Je, kiasi hicho ni kadogo kwako?Is that amount too small for you?
  • Hawakuridhika na malipo kadogo waliyopewa.They were not satisfied with the tiny payment they received.

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