kārangirangi

improbable | unlikely

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He Tautuhinga | Definitions

  • Kāore e tinga ana ka pono tētahi hanga, ka hua rānei tētahi kaupapa.
  • Not likely to be true or to happen.

He Tauira | 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 | English Alternatives

  • improbable
  • unlikely