iriya
ee-REE-yah
How to say it
Kinyarwandairiyaee-REE-yah
Englishthat (over there) (n nouns)
Frenchce, cette (là-bas)
Meaning
Points to a thing of the n class, or to a plural of the imi class, that is far from both speaker and listener, or that both already know about.
Good to know
It stands before or after the noun: iriya nzu or inzu iriya, that house over there. Sister forms: uriya, kiriya, biriya, ririya, bariya; iyo points back to something just mentioned.
Examples
- Reba iriya nzu iri ku musozi.Look at that house on the hill.
- Iriya modoka itukura ni iy'umuturanyi.That red car over there belongs to the neighbor.
- Wibuka iriya ndirimbo twaririmbaga?Do you remember that song we used to sing?
Not yet checked by a native speaker.