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ryo

RYOH

How to say it

KinyarwandaryoRYOH
Englishof, for (ri nouns, before a verb); it
Frenchde, pour (noms ri) ; cela

Meaning

Links a noun of the ri class to a verb in the infinitive or a place: ishuri ryo kwigiramo imyuga, a school for learning trades. After ni it stands for the thing itself: ni ryo, it is the one.

Good to know

Ijoro ryo ku wa gatanu is Friday night. Other classes have their own form: cyo, byo, bwo, rwo, wo, yo.

Examples

  • Mu ijoro ryo ku wa gatanu imvura yaguye.On Friday night it rained.
  • Iri ni ishuri ryo kwigiramo imyuga.This is a school for learning trades.
  • Ni ryo jambo nashakaga.That is the word I was looking for.

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