kokote

How to say it

Meaning

Any place at all, without saying which. It refers to an unspecified place or direction, as in going anywhere or finding something wherever you look.

Good to know

Built from ote, all, with the place prefix ko, like popote and mwote: kokote, popote and mahali popote all mean anywhere, and kokote leans toward a general area or direction. With a negative verb it means nowhere: hakwenda kokote, he went nowhere.

Examples

• Unaweza kukaa kokote unapopenda.You can sit anywhere you like.
• Simu yangu haipatikani kokote nyumbani.My phone cannot be found anywhere in the house.
• Ajali inaweza kutokea kokote, kwa hiyo endesha kwa uangalifu.An accident can happen anywhere, so drive carefully.