ubwanjye
oo-BWAH-njyeh
How to say it
Kinyarwandaubwanjyeoo-BWAH-njyeh
Englishmyself
Frenchmoi-même
Meaning
Stresses that it is I and no one else: nanjye ubwanjye, I myself. It adds weight to njye, I, or to a verb in the first person.
Good to know
Usually after njye or nanjye: njye ubwanjye nabibonye, I saw it myself. The other persons are ubwawe, yourself, and ubwe, himself or herself.
Examples
- Njye ubwanjye nabibonye n'amaso yanjye.I saw it myself with my own eyes.
- Iyi nzu nayubatse ubwanjye.I built this house myself.
- Nanjye ubwanjye sinabyumva neza.I myself do not understand it well.
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