ndi
NDEE
How to say it
SwahilindiNDEEsoon
Englishit is (the one), emphatic "is"soon
Frenchc’est (bien) (celui qui)soon
Meaning
The base of the emphatic words that point out exactly who or what something is, like English "it is he who" or "that is the one".
Good to know
Always joined to a class ending: ndiye (person), ndio (they, it), ndilo (ji class), ndicho (ki class), ndipo (then, there). Mimi ndiye means I am the one.
Examples
- Yeye ndiye aliyeshinda mbio hizo.She is the one who won that race.
- Hiki ndicho kitabu nilichokuwa nikitafuta.This is the very book I was looking for.
- Baada ya mvua ndipo tulipoanza kupanda.It was only after the rain that we started planting.
Forms
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