iryo
EE-ryoh
How to say it
KirundiiryoEE-ryohsoon
Englishthat (i/ri nouns)soon
Frenchce, cettesoon
Meaning
Points to a noun of the i/ri class already mentioned, like 'that', as in iryo jambo or iryo shure.
Good to know
It agrees with singular nouns of the i/ri class: iryo shure (that school), iryo tangazo (that announcement); iri is 'this'. The noun loses its first vowel after it.
Examples
- Iryo shure riri kure y'iwacu.That school is far from our home.
- Iryo jambo risigura iki?What does that word mean?
- Nasomye iryo tangazo ejo.I read that announcement yesterday.
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