kisicho

How to say it

Meaning

Links a ki class noun to a description it does not fit, like English which is not. With na it means which has no, without: kipindi kisicho na dalili, a period without symptoms.

Good to know

Negative relative form for singular ki nouns; the plural is visivyo (vitu visivyo vya kawaida). Other classes have their own forms, such as asiye for a person and isiyo, lisilo, usio. Kitu kisicho cha kawaida is something unusual.

Examples

• Hiki ni kitabu kisicho na picha.This is a book without pictures.
• Kiti kisicho na mgongo huitwa kigoda.A seat with no back is called a stool.
• Alifanya kitendo kisicho cha kiungwana.He did something that was not polite.