ijayo
ee-JAH-yoh
How to say it
Swahiliijayoee-JAH-yoh
Englishnext, coming (n and mi classes)
Frenchprochain, à venir
Meaning
Describes a noun of the n class or a plural mi noun as the one that comes next in time, such as next week or the coming years.
Good to know
Formed from kuja, to come, and placed after the noun: wiki ijayo, Jumatatu ijayo, miaka mitano ijayo. Other classes use ujao (mwaka ujao), kijacho and lijalo.
Examples
- Tutakutana tena wiki ijayo.We will meet again next week.
- Shule zitafunguliwa Jumatatu ijayo.Schools will open next Monday.
- Tunapanga kujenga nyumba katika miaka miwili ijayo.We plan to build a house in the next two years.
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