yanjye
YAH-njyeh
How to say it
KinyarwandayanjyeYAH-njyeh
Englishmy, mine (with n, imi and ama nouns)
Frenchmon, ma, mes, le mien
Meaning
Shows that something belongs to me, with nouns of the n class in the singular and of the imi and ama classes: inka yanjye, my cow; amafaranga yanjye, my money.
Good to know
It follows the noun: inzu yanjye, imodoka yanjye, imyaka yanjye. With the initial i it means mine: iyanjye. Yange is an informal spelling.
Examples
- Inzu yanjye iri hafi y'isoko.My house is near the market.
- Iyi telefoni ni iyanjye.This phone is mine.
- Nabuze amafaranga yanjye yose.I lost all my money.
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