hayo
HAH-yoh
How to say it
SwahilihayoHAH-yoh
Englishthose (ma class); that (what was said)
Frenchces, cela (déjà mentionné)
Meaning
Points back to several things of the ma class already mentioned, or to what has just been said, like those or that.
Good to know
It agrees with ma class plurals (mambo hayo, magari hayo) and is the plural of hilo. Baada ya hayo means after that; hayo ndiyo means that is how it is.
Examples
- Mambo hayo yote yalitokea mwaka jana.All those things happened last year.
- Magari hayo ni ya serikali.Those cars belong to the government.
- Baada ya hayo, tulirudi nyumbani.After that, we went back home.
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