ndio

How to say it

Meaning

Points out the one thing or group that something is true of, like English it is ... that; in everyday writing it is also a spelling of ndiyo, yes.

Good to know

It is the form used with u class nouns and with plural people: umaskini ndio tatizo, poverty is the problem; wao ndio walioshinda, they are the ones who won. Ndio maana means that is why; the sister forms are ndiye, ndilo, ndicho and ndiyo.

Examples

• Wao ndio walioshinda mechi ya jana.They are the ones who won yesterday's match.
• Umaskini ndio tatizo kubwa la kijiji hiki.Poverty is the biggest problem of this village.
• Alichelewa, ndio maana hakupata chakula.He was late, that is why he got no food.