yewe

How to say it

Meaning

Adds weight to what follows, like 'even' or 'indeed'; at the start of a call or a cry it is an exclamation like 'oh' or 'hey'.

Good to know

Placed before the stressed word, often with na: yewe n'abana, even the children; yewe nta n'ibiryo, not even food. As an exclamation it comes first: Yewe Mana!, oh God!.

Examples

• Bose baje, yewe n'abana bato.They all came, even the small children.
• Nta mafaranga afite, yewe nta n'ibiryo.He has no money, not even food.
• Yewe, ibi ni ibitangaza!Oh, this is amazing!