uwo
OO-woh
How to say it
KinyarwandauwoOO-woh
Englishthat (umu nouns); the one who
Frenchce ... -là ; celui qui, celle qui
Meaning
Points back to a person or thing of the umu class already mentioned or near the listener: uwo mugabo, that man. Before a verb it means the one who or whom: uwo mwashakanye, the one you married.
Good to know
Sister forms: uyu, this, and uriya, that over there. For several people the form is abo. Uwo ari we wese means anyone at all.
Examples
- Uwo mugabo ni umuturanyi wacu.That man is our neighbor.
- Uwo wabonye ejo ni murumuna wanjye.The one you saw yesterday is my younger brother.
- Kuri uwo munsi imvura yaguye cyane.On that day it rained heavily.
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