Swahili
ndivyo
n-DI-vyo
How to say it
Swahilindivyon-DI-vyosoon
Englishthat's howsoon
Frenchc'est ainsisoon
Meaning
that is how it is, an emphatic particle confirming the manner in which something is done.
Good to know
(emph.) It is in this/that
Examples
- Ndivyo maisha yalivyo hapa kijijini.That is how life is here in the village.
- Je, ndivyo ilivyotokea kweli?Is that really how it happened?
- Si ndivyo nilivyofundishwa mimi.That is not how I was taught.
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