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katu

[ka-tu]

intj

LanguageSwahili (Tanzania)

Meaning
  1. never, not at all!
  2. A strong word used to express that something will not happen or is completely untrue.
Examples

Sitakubali katu kufanya kazi hiyo.

I will never agree to do that work.

Sitafanya hivyo katu.

I will never do that.

Pronunciationka-tu

Part of speechintj

Registerneutral

Usage noteThis is an emphatic way to say 'no'.

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Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.