ari yo
ah-REE-yoh
How to say it
Kinyarwandaari yoah-REE-yoh
Englishwhich is, it is (the one)
Frenchqui est, c'est (celle-là)
Meaning
Ari, it being, joined to yo, it: it names or confirms a thing of the n or imi class as the one meant. Ari yo mpamvu means that is the reason, and iyo ari yo yose means any at all.
Good to know
The standard spelling is two words, ari yo. It agrees with the noun: ari we for a person, ari cyo for iki nouns, ari byo, ari bo. Iyo ari yo yose, whichever it may be.
Examples
- Yari arwaye, ari yo mpamvu ataje ku kazi.He was sick; that is why he did not come to work.
- Nta modoka iyo ari yo yose yemerewe kunyura hano.No vehicle of any kind is allowed through here.
- Bavuga ko imvura nyinshi ari yo yateje imyuzure.They say it was the heavy rain that caused the floods.
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