jyenyine

How to say it

Meaning

the pronoun 'I' used emphatically to mean 'I myself' or 'I alone, on my own'.

Good to know

used to stress that the speaker is acting alone or unaided, without anyone else's help.

Examples

• Nabikoze jyenyine, nta washyigikiye.I did it by myself; no one helped me.
• Ese ubwo nagenda jyenyine mu ijoro?Am I really going to go alone at night?
• Sinigeze mbikora jyenyine, buri gihe nari mfite abandi.I never did it alone; I always had others with me.
• Nzajya jyenyine niba nta wundi ubishaka.I will go alone if no one else wants to.