lile
LEE-leh
How to say it
SwahililileLEE-leh
Englishthat (ji class, over there)
Frenchce... là
Meaning
Points to a thing of the ji class far from both speakers, or something known from before, like that.
Good to know
It agrees with ji class nouns (gari lile, jambo lile); the plural is yale. Sister forms: hili (this), hilo (that, mentioned).
Examples
- Gari lile jekundu ni la nani?Whose is that red car?
- Jambo lile lilitokea miaka mingi iliyopita.That event happened many years ago.
- Unaona jengo lile refu?Do you see that tall building?
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