Kinyarwanda
nyira
NYI-ra
How to say it
KinyarwandanyiraNYI-rasoon
Englishowner ofsoon
Frenchpropriétaire desoon
Meaning
owner or master of something, a stem denoting possession.
Good to know
combines with a noun, e.g. nyir'inzu "owner of the house".
Examples
- Nyir'iyi nzu ni nde?Who is the owner of this house?
- Nyiri iyo modoka yayigurishije.The owner of that car sold it.
- Twashatse nyir'ubwo butaka.We looked for the owner of that land.
- Nyir'iki gitabo ntabwo agishaka gusubizwa vuba.The owner of this book does not want it given back soon.
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