"Huwezi kwenda wala shuleni wala nyumbani"
Translation:You can neither go to school nor home
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It says "can't neither". Is that good English. Sorry I am just a Swede
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No, it's not. Correct would be "You cannot/can't go either to school or home."
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As usual, greatuser is right on. The other translations offered on this page are stilted and unnatural.
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The correct translation should be "You can neither go to school nor go home".
An English translation would also be "you cannot go, neither to school nor home'
The double negative would not be correct in standard English.
It should be "can go neither.. nor...." or "can not go either... or"
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There are several ways to say it in good English, none of which are accepted. "You can neither go to school nor go home." "You cannot go either to school or home." But in English you cannot use "cannot" with "neither...nor". That is a double negative.
