ari yo
AH-ree YOH
How to say it
Kirundiari yoAH-ree YOHsoon
Englishnamely; it is that whichsoon
Frenchà savoir; c'est cela quisoon
Meaning
Points back to a thing just mentioned and singles it out, like namely or it is that which; ari yo mpamvu means that is why.
Good to know
Agrees with n nouns, imi plurals and ama nouns: amakomine atatu ari yo... Other classes say ari we, ari bo, ari co, ari vyo. Written as two words; ariyo is the joined spelling.
Examples
- Imvura yabuze, ari yo mpamvu ibiharage vyumye.The rain failed, which is why the beans dried up.
- Amafaranga ari yo yabuze ngo inyubako irangire.It is money that was lacking to finish the building.
- Iyi ni inzu yanje, ari yo navukiyemwo.This is my house, the very one I was born in.
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