bityo
BEE-tyoh
How to say it
KinyarwandabityoBEE-tyoh
Englishso, thus, therefore
Frenchainsi, donc, par conséquent
Meaning
Links a result to what was said before, like English so or therefore: yarwaye, bityo ntiyaza, he fell ill, so he did not come.
Good to know
It usually opens the second part of a sentence, after a comma. N'ibindi bityo means and other such things.
Examples
- Imvura yaguye cyane, bityo umukino urasubikwa.It rained heavily, so the match was postponed.
- Yize cyane, bityo atsinda ikizamini.He studied hard, and so he passed the exam.
- Ntiyari afite amafaranga ahagije, bityo ntiyaguze imodoka.He did not have enough money, so he did not buy the car.
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