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kārangirangi
improbable | unlikely
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He Tautuhinga
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Definition
Kāore e tinga ana ka pono tētahi hanga, ka hua rānei tētahi kaupapa.
Not likely to be true or to happen.
He Tauira
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Example
I kata mātau ki te kārangirangi o taua pūrākau, engari i kitea he tika tonu.
We laughed at the improbability of that story, but found out it was true.
He Kupu Reo Pākehā anō
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English Alternatives
improbable
unlikely