humo
HOO-moh
How to say it
SwahilihumoHOO-moh
Englishin there, inside it
Frenchlà-dedans, dedans
Meaning
Points back to a place or container already mentioned and means inside it, like 'in there'.
Good to know
It is the inside member of a set with hapo (right there) and huko (over there). News writers use mkoani humo or nchini humo, in that region, in that country; humo ndani means right in there.
Examples
- Fungua sanduku, utakuta barua humo.Open the box; you will find a letter in there.
- Tuliingia chumbani, na humo tuliwakuta watoto wamelala.We went into the room, and in there we found the children asleep.
- Kijiji hicho kina shule moja tu, na watoto wote husoma humo.That village has only one school, and all the children study there.
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