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hiki

HEE-kee

How to say it

SwahilihikiHEE-kee
Englishthis (ki class)
Frenchce, cet, cette

Meaning

Points to a thing of the ki class near the speaker, like English this.

Good to know

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

Examples

  • Kitabu hiki ni kizuri sana.This book is very good.
  • Chakula hiki kina chumvi nyingi.This food has a lot of salt.
  • Kiti hiki ni cha nani?Whose chair is this?

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