Swahili
ndilo
n-DI-lo
How to say it
Swahilindilon-DI-losoon
Englishthat's itsoon
Frenchc'est celasoon
Meaning
that is it, an emphatic particle used to confirm or affirm something just stated.
Good to know
(emph.) That is it! ndimi Unimimi) (emph.) That is me! I'm the one! ndimi pi. of ulimi
Examples
- Ndilo hasa nililotaka kusema.That is exactly what I wanted to say.
- Je, ndilo jibu sahihi?Is that the correct answer?
- Hilo si ndilo tulilokubaliana.That is not what we had agreed on.
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