utwo
OO-twoh
How to say it
KinyarwandautwoOO-twoh
Englishthose (utu nouns, small things)
Frenchces (petites choses)
Meaning
Points to small things of the utu class already mentioned or near the listener: utwo dukoko, those little insects.
Good to know
Demonstrative of the utu class, the plural of ako: utu, these; utwo, those; turiya, those over there. It comes before its noun (utwo tuntu, those little things) or stands alone.
Examples
- Utwo dufaranga dusigaye ntiduhagije.That little money that is left is not enough.
- Mpa utwo tuntu turi ku meza.Give me those little things on the table.
- Ntukarye utwo tugati twaguye hasi.Do not eat those little pieces of bread that fell on the floor.
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