nti
NTEE
How to say it
KirundintiNTEEsoon
EnglishI said, saying (before quoted words)soon
Frenchje dis, je me dissoon
Meaning
Introduces the words the speaker said or thought, when the speaker is "I": nibwira nti, I said to myself.
Good to know
It belongs to a verb of saying used only in this way: nti, I say; uti, you say; ati, he or she says; bati, they say. It comes right before the quoted words.
Examples
- Ndamubwira nti: ngwino ningoga.I tell him: come quickly.
- Nibajije nti: none tuzorya iki?I wondered: so what will we eat?
- Naramwishuye nti oya, sinshaka.I answered him: no, I do not want to.
Forms
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