chenyewe
cheh-NYEH-weh
How to say it
Swahilichenyewecheh-NYEH-wehsoon
Englishitself, the very one (ki class)soon
Frenchlui-même, elle-même; en soisoon
Meaning
Stresses a ki class noun already named, like saying the thing itself or the very thing, or shows that it acted by itself.
Good to know
The ki class form of -enyewe: kitu chenyewe, the thing itself; kilianza chenyewe, it started by itself. Plural vyenyewe; other forms are mwenyewe, yenyewe, lenyewe, zenyewe.
Examples
- Kikao chenyewe kilichukua saa moja tu.The meeting itself took only one hour.
- Kidonda kilipona chenyewe bila dawa.The wound healed by itself without medicine.
- Kitabu chenyewe si kizito, ni kifupi.The book itself is not heavy, it is short.
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