asiye
ah-SEE-yeh
How to say it
Swahiliasiyeah-SEE-yehsoon
Meaning
Links a person to something that is not true of him or her, like English who is not or who does not; asiye na means who has no.
Good to know
The negative relative for one person: mtu asiye na kazi, a person who has no job; mtoto asiyesoma, a child who does not study. The plural is wasiye, and the ending ye can join the verb: asiyejua.
Examples
- Mtu asiye na subira hawezi kuwa mwalimu.A person who has no patience cannot be a teacher.
- Tulimsaidia mzee asiye na mtoto wa kumtunza.We helped an old man who has no child to look after him.
- Mwanafunzi asiyesoma kwa bidii hatafaulu.A student who does not study hard will not pass.
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