ku

How to say it

Meaning

a locative preposition attached before a noun to mean 'at, on, to, from' the place or side of something.

Good to know

one of Kinyarwanda's locative markers; it precedes a noun and often fuses with it, e.g. 'ku meza' (on the table), 'ku ishuri' (at school).

Examples

• Ibitabo biri ku meza.The books are on the table.
• Ntabwo ari ku ishuri none.He isn't at school today.
• Uzajya ku isoko ejo?Will you go to the market tomorrow?
• Yavuye ku kazi arambiwe.He left work tired.

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