Kinyarwanda
nyine
NYI-ne
How to say it
KinyarwandanyineNYI-nesoon
Englishonlysoon
Frenchseulementsoon
Meaning
the stem meaning alone, by oneself, expressing self or emphasis on solitude.
Good to know
attaches to pronouns, e.g. jyenyine "I alone", mwenyine "you alone".
Examples
- Jyenyine narabikoze.I did it by myself.
- Yagarutse we nyine, nta n'umwe wamuherekeje.He came back alone, no one accompanied him.
- Twenyine turi bo bakoze uyu murimo.We alone are the ones who did this work.
- Yigishije abana be we nyine.He taught his children by himself.
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