uwa
OO-wah
How to say it
KinyarwandauwaOO-wahsoon
Englishthe one of; the first, second (one)soon
Frenchcelui de ; le premier, le deuxièmesoon
Meaning
A pronoun that stands for a person or an umu class noun and ties it to an owner or a rank: uwa Kalisa, Kalisa's; uwa kabiri, the second one. With days, ku wa gives ku wa Mbere, on Monday.
Good to know
It agrees with the noun it replaces: uwa for umuntu or umwaka, iya for inka, icya for igitabo. With order numbers: uwa mbere, the first; uwa gatatu, the third.
Examples
- Uyu mwana ni uwa gatatu mu muryango wabo.This child is the third in their family.
- Uyu mugati ni uwawe, uriya ni uwa Kalisa.This loaf is yours; that one is Kalisa's.
- Yabaye uwa mbere mu isiganwa ry'amagare.She came first in the cycling race.
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