ambaye
ahm-BAH-yeh
How to say it
Swahiliambayeahm-BAH-yeh
Englishwho, whom (one person)
Frenchqui, que (personne)
Meaning
Introduces a relative clause about one person already named, like English who or whom.
Good to know
Used for one person or animal; for several use ambao. The verb after it takes its own subject: mtu ambaye anakuja, the person who is coming; mtu ambaye nilimwona, the person whom I saw.
Examples
- Mwanamke ambaye anauza matunda ni jirani yangu.The woman who sells fruit is my neighbor.
- Huyu ndiye mwalimu ambaye alinifundisha hesabu.This is the teacher who taught me math.
- Sijui mtu ambaye aliiba simu yangu.I do not know the person who stole my phone.
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