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Bisaya · Cebuano · Vocabulary

Dili kahibalo

English

to not know; to be unaware ofverb / verbal phrase

Alternative meanings

to not know; to be unaware of; to lack knowledge of; to not be familiar with; to not recognize depending on context

Pronunciation

DEE-lee kah-hee-BAH-loh

Root and affixes

Dili means not. Kahibalo means to know or knowledge. Together they express not knowing or being unaware of something.

Variants or conjugations

dili kahibalo; wala kahibalo; walay kahibalo; dili kaila; dili ilhon; ambot

Related words and expressions

know; be acquainted; recognize; information; aware; understand; deny

Meaning and usage notes

For being unaware of information, use dili kahibalo or wala kahibalo. For not knowing a person, use dili kaila. For disowning or denying something, limod may fit.

be unawareignoreinformationnot knownot recognize
Example 1

Dili ko kahibalo sa tubag.

I do not know the answer.

Example 2

Dili siya kaila sa tawo nga misulod.

They do not know the person who came in.

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