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enyewe

eh-NYEH-weh

How to say it

Swahilienyeweeh-NYEH-wehsoon
Frenchsoi-même, lui-même, eux-mêmes (radical)soon

Meaning

The stem that stresses a noun or a person: the thing itself, the person himself, or someone acting alone. It never stands alone and takes the prefix of the noun it follows.

Good to know

Common agreed forms: mwenyewe (himself, herself), wenyewe (themselves; the owners), yenyewe, lenyewe, chenyewe, vyenyewe, zenyewe, penyewe. Mimi mwenyewe, I myself; peke yake mwenyewe, all by himself.

Examples

  • Nilipika chakula hiki mimi mwenyewe.I cooked this food myself.
  • Nyumba yenyewe ni ndogo lakini nzuri.The house itself is small but nice.
  • Wenyewe waliamua kuondoka mapema.They themselves decided to leave early.

Forms

vyenyewe

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