màdí

English: Translation

It better not be

Spanish: Translation

no vaya a ser

Part of Speech

interjection

Semantic Domain

Grammar

Example Sentence

Màdi kuka'a ni ku'un ni kata sa'a ni.

English: Example Sentence

(Lit. It better not be that you want to go to the dance.) You better not want to go to the dance.

Spanish: Example Sentence

No vaya a ser que quieras ir al baile.

Dialect

Da'an Davi

Notes

Combination of mà 'no', divì 'acepted, aproved'. / Proviene de mà adv no divì adj aceptado, aprobado.