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hicho

HEE-choh

How to say it

SwahilihichoHEE-chohsoon
Englishthat (ki class), that onesoon
Frenchce, cet, cette (déjà mentionné)soon

Meaning

Points back to a thing of the ki class already mentioned or known, like that or that one.

Good to know

It agrees with ki class nouns (kitabu hicho, kiti hicho); the plural is hivyo. Sister forms: hiki (this), hicho (that, mentioned), kile (that, far away).

Examples

  • Kitabu hicho ni cha mwalimu.That book belongs to the teacher.
  • Chakula hicho kilikuwa kitamu sana.That food was very tasty.
  • Kiti hicho kimevunjika mguu.That chair has a broken leg.

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