Swahili
katavu
ka-TA-vu
How to say it
Swahilikatavuka-TA-vusoon
Englishstubbornsoon
Frenchobstinésoon
Meaning
stubborn and argumentative.
Good to know
a rare word.
Examples
- Mzee yule ni katavu, hakubaliani na mtu yeyote.That old man is argumentative, he agrees with no one.
- Kwa nini uwe katavu kila mjadala unapoanza?Why are you so argumentative whenever a debate begins?
- Alijibu kwa hoja za katavu bila kusikiliza wengine.He answered with stubborn arguments without listening to others.
- Je, ni kweli kwamba ndugu yako ni katavu?Is it true that your sibling is argumentative?
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