Kinyarwanda
ari
AH-ree
How to say it
KinyarwandaariAH-reesoon
Englishwhethersoon
Frenchsi, il est, elle est, c'estsoon
Meaning
the third-person singular form of the copula kuba (to be): 'he/she/it is'; also used to mean 'whether' or 'that'.
Good to know
whether, he is, she is, it is
Examples
- Umugore ari hano ni mushiki wanjye.The woman who is here is my sister.
- Simbizi niba ari kuri iwabo.I don't know whether he is at home.
- Yavuze ko ari umunyeshuri mwiza.He said that he is a good student.
- Uwo mwana ari hehe none?Where is that child now?
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