hiyo
HEE-yoh
How to say it
SwahilihiyoHEE-yoh
Frenchce, cette, cela (déjà mentionné)
Meaning
Points back to something already mentioned or known to the listener, like English that or the one we spoke of.
Good to know
It follows the noun and agrees with the n class singular (habari hiyo) and the mi class plural (miti hiyo). Sister forms: hii (this, near), hiyo (that, mentioned), ile (that, far away). Kwa hiyo means so, therefore.
Examples
- Habari hiyo ilitushangaza sote.That news surprised us all.
- Nimeiona filamu hiyo mara mbili.I have seen that film twice.
- Kwa hiyo, tutaondoka kesho asubuhi.So we will leave tomorrow morning.
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