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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