hizo
HEE-zoh
How to say it
SwahilihizoHEE-zoh
Englishthose (n class, already mentioned)
Frenchces, celles-là (déjà mentionnées)
Meaning
Points back to several things of the n class already mentioned, like those or the ones we talked about.
Good to know
It agrees with n class plurals (nyumba hizo, habari hizo) and is the plural of hiyo. Sister forms: hizi (these), hizo (those, mentioned), zile (those, far away).
Examples
- Habari hizo si za kweli.Those reports are not true.
- Nilinunua ndizi hizo sokoni.I bought those bananas at the market.
- Kampuni hizo zitafungwa mwakani.Those companies will be closed next year.
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