ibyo

How to say it

Meaning

Points back to things of the ibi class already mentioned: ibyo bitabo, those books. On its own it often means that or what: ibyo ni ukuri, that is true; ibyo avuga, what he says.

Good to know

Sister forms: ibi, these, and biriya, those over there. Kubera ibyo means because of that, and ibyo ari byo byose means whatever the case.

Examples

• Ibyo bitabo ni ibyanjye.Those books are mine.
• Ibyo uvuga ni ukuri.What you say is true.
• Kubera ibyo, twahisemo gutaha kare.Because of that, we decided to go home early.

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