biriya
bee-REE-yah
How to say it
Kinyarwandabiriyabee-REE-yah
Englishthose (things) over there; all that
Frenchces choses-là ; tout cela
Meaning
Points to things of the bi class, or to a matter, that are far from both speakers or known to both: biriya bitabo, those books over there.
Good to know
Demonstrative of the ibi class: ibi, these; ibyo, those; biriya, those over there. Alone it often means 'that business, all that': biriya ni ibihuha, that is just rumors.
Examples
- Biriya bitabo ni ibyanjye.Those books over there are mine.
- Biriya byose ni ibinyoma.All that is lies.
- Ese urabona biriya biti ku musozi?Do you see those trees on the hill?
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