Kinyarwanda
ubushye
Word parts: ubu-shye
oo-BOO-shyeh
How to say it
Kinyarwandaubushyeoo-BOO-shyehsoon
Englishourssoon
Frenchle nôtresoon
Meaning
ours; a possessive form used for something that belongs to us.
Good to know
an older/dialectal possessive form; modern Kinyarwanda more often expresses 'ours' with -acu agreeing with the noun class (e.g. bwacu).
Examples
- Ubu butaka ni ubushye.This land is ours.
- Ese iyi mitungo ni ubushye?Is this property ours?
- Ntabwo ari ubushye, ni ubwabo.It is not ours, it is theirs.
- Nibura kimwe muri ibi kizaba ubushye.At least one of these will be ours.
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