cya
CHAH
How to say it
KinyarwandacyaCHAHsoon
Englishof (with iki nouns)soon
Frenchde (avec les noms iki)soon
Meaning
Links a noun of the iki class to what it belongs to or comes from, like English 'of' or the possessive 's. It also makes ordinals: igice cya kabiri, the second part.
Good to know
It agrees with the noun before it: umwana wa, abana ba, inka ya, inka za, igitabo cya, ibitabo bya, ijambo rya, ubuzima bwa, urugo rwa. Before a vowel the a drops: igitabo cy'umwana, the child's book.
Examples
- Igitabo cya Yohani kiri ku meza.John's book is on the table.
- Ni igihugu cya Afurika y'Iburasirazuba.It is a country of East Africa.
- Igice cya kabiri cy'umukino cyari cyiza.The second half of the match was good.
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