uru
OO-roo
How to say it
KirundiuruOO-roosoon
Englishthis (with uru nouns)soon
Frenchce, cette (avec les noms en uru)soon
Meaning
Points to something near the speaker when its noun belongs to the uru class, such as urugo, urukundo or urubanza, like English 'this'.
Good to know
It agrees with uru nouns only; its sister forms are urwo, that one just mentioned, and ruriya, that one over there. It comes before the noun (uru rugo, this home) or stands alone for a noun already named.
Examples
- Uru rugo ni urwa sogokuru.This homestead belongs to my grandfather.
- Uru rurimi ruragoye kwiga.This language is hard to learn.
- Uru rubanza ruzocibwa ejo.This case will be judged tomorrow.
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