ni yo
NEE-yoh
How to say it
Kinyarwandani yoNEE-yohsoon
Frenchc'est elle ; c'est pourquoi ; même sisoon
Meaning
Stresses a noun of the n or imi class: iyi ni yo nzu yanjye, this is my house. Ni yo mpamvu means that is why, and before a verb ni yo means even if.
Good to know
The official spelling of it is the one is ni yo, in two words. Other classes: niwe, nibo, nicyo, nibyo.
Examples
- Iyi ni yo nzu nabayemo nkiri muto.This is the house I lived in when I was young.
- Ni yo mpamvu nahisemo kugenda.That is why I decided to leave.
- Ni yo imvura yagwa, tuzagenda.Even if it rains, we will go.
Forms
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