Kinyarwanda
jyewe
JYEH-weh
How to say it
KinyarwandajyeweJYEH-wehsoon
EnglishI, mesoon
Frenchje, moisoon
Meaning
the first-person singular pronoun 'I' or 'me', used for emphasis or standing alone.
Good to know
used where English would use a stressed 'I' or 'me', since the verb prefix alone already marks the subject; also used as a one-word answer.
Examples
- Jyewe ndakunda amata.As for me, I like milk.
- Ni nde wabikoze? Jyewe.Who did it? Me.
- Ntabwo ari jyewe wabivuze.It wasn't me who said that.
- Uzajyana na jyewe ejo?Will you go with me tomorrow?
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