popote
poh-POH-teh
How to say it
Swahilipopotepoh-POH-teh
Englishanywhere, wherever
Frenchn'importe où, partout où
Meaning
In or to any place at all, without saying which one.
Good to know
The pa class form of -o -ote, any; it follows mahali or stands alone: mahali popote, anywhere. With a negative it means nowhere: hakuna mahali popote, nowhere at all. Kokote and mahali pote are close.
Examples
- Unaweza kukaa popote unapotaka.You can sit wherever you like.
- Simu hii inafanya kazi popote nchini.This phone works anywhere in the country.
- Sikumwona mahali popote sokoni.I did not see him anywhere in the market.
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