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katala (-katadde)

Luganda → English

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Meaning

v.i. [Sto.] refuse completely; misfire (of a gun). Emmotoka yange ekatadde. My automobile has stalled.

katala (-katadde) v.i. [Sto.] refuse completely; misfire (of a gun). Emmotoka yange ekatadde. My automobile has stalled.

Related Words
kata adv. almost. (The verb in a clause containing kata is in the subjunctive. This is usually rendered by an English past tense. Enson katadooba (ka/bu) small kerosine lamp. cf. tadooba. katagga (-katazze) v.i. (in association with a previous verb) be extreme; do to extremes; do very well. Yalidde n'akatagga. He ate too much. Yayogedd kata a- (ka/bu) small gourd, cf. ekita. kataala a- (ka/bu) electric bulb, kwessa mu butaaia, to show off, put oneself in the limelight. cf. ekitaala, ettaala. kataali a- also akataalitaali (ka/bu) deserted area. kataano a-: okubuuza akana n'akataano. lit. to ask four and five, i.e., to interrogate in detail, question at length, cf. -na, -taano. kataasa a- (ka/bu) kind of small brown lake bird, lily-trotter. kataasa a- (ka/bu) small basin of water used for washing the hands before eating. kataayi a- (ka/bu) swallow, awatali na kataayi kusala, lit. without a swallow crossing, i.e., in the twinkle of an eye, in no time at all. kataayi a- (ka/bu) [Eng.] small necktie, akataayi aka kawojjolo, bow tie. cf. ttaayi. katabalika a- (ka/bu) millions; an enormously large number, lit. that which is not easily counted, cf. ^bala.