thubutu

How to say it

Meaning

To have the courage or the nerve to do something risky or bold, sometimes against good manners.

Good to know

Followed by an infinitive: alithubutu kusema, he dared to speak. The negative is a common warning: usithubutu! don't you dare! The infinitive is kuthubutu.

Examples

• Hakuna aliyethubutu kumpinga mzee huyo.No one dared to oppose that elder.
• Usithubutu kugusa simu yangu!Don't you dare touch my phone!
• Alithubutu kuanzisha biashara bila mtaji mkubwa.He dared to start a business without much capital.

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