ari we
AH-ree WEH
How to say it
Kirundiari weAH-ree WEHsoon
Englishnamely; (it is) he or she whosoon
Frenchà savoir; c'est lui (elle) quisoon
Meaning
Points to the person just mentioned and names or singles them out, like English namely or it is he who.
Good to know
Used for one person; other classes say ari bo, ari yo, ari co, ari vyo. Uwo ari we wese means anyone at all. Written as two words; ariwe is the joined spelling.
Examples
- Umuhungu wanje, ari we Yohani, yarize ubuganga.My son, namely John, studied medicine.
- Uwatsinze ni Kaneza, ari we mwigeme muto.The winner is Kaneza, the youngest girl.
- Uwo ari we wese arashobora kwiyandikisha.Anyone at all can register.
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