Kadi
Kadi is translated as even in English.
English | Acholi |
| I will go even late. | Acito kadi kwe. |
| I will remove his coat even it is wet. | I kwanyo koti pere kadi odyak. |
| I will go to the garden to dig even there is no rain. | Acito i poto ka pur kadi kot pe. |
| I will hire employees even there is no money. | Apango lotic kadi lim pe. |
| Language school is a good school even there is no audiences yet. | Gang kwan me leb ber kadi lwak pe podi. |
Use of kadi with and(ki).
English | Acholi |
| We need seven teachers even if we leave South Sudan and Ethiopia for later | Wa mito lopwoye abiro kadi wa weko jo South Sudan ki Ethiopia pi kare mi anyim. |
| We are going to play soccer even with Ocen and Opio. | Wa cito ka tuko odilo kadi ki Ocen ki Opio |
| Our sweet potatoes ripe even there is no rain and water. | Liyato wa ocek kadi kot ki pii pe. |
| We were hunters even we didn't learn from our father and uncles. | Wan lodwar kadi pe wa pwuonyo ki bot won wa ki ner wa. |
| We were weak even we have soul and spirit. | Kom wa pe yot kadi wa tye ki cwin maleng ki cwiny me dini. |
Use of kadi and ki(if).
English | Acholi |
| Even if with what I will go. | Kadi ki ngo wang ma acito. |
| Even if the sun will not be there, moon will help us light. | Kadi ki ceng bedo pe, dwe menyo botwa mac. |
| Even if its cold, its midday. | Kadi ki ngic, tye di ceng. |