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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