ake
AH-keh
How to say it
SwahiliakeAH-kehsoon
Englishhis, her, its (possessive)soon
Frenchson, sa, sessoon
Meaning
The stem that means belonging to him, her or it; it never stands alone but takes the prefix of the thing owned.
Good to know
The forms are wake, yake, lake, chake, vyake, zake, pake, kwake and mwake, chosen by the noun class of the thing owned: kitabu chake, nyumba yake, watoto wake.
Examples
- Kitabu chake kiko mezani.Her book is on the table.
- Amepoteza funguo zake zote.He has lost all his keys.
- Mbwa alirudi kwenye kibanda chake.The dog went back to its kennel.
Forms
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