peke yake
PEH-keh YAH-keh
How to say it
Swahilipeke yakePEH-keh YAH-keh
Frenchseul, tout seul ; uniquement
Meaning
Says that a person or a thing is on its own, without others, or that it is the only one.
Good to know
The possessive changes with the person: peke yangu (I), peke yako (you), peke yake (he, she, it), peke yetu, peke yenu, peke yao. After a noun it means that thing alone: pesa peke yake haitoshi, money alone is not enough.
Examples
- Bibi anaishi peke yake kijijini.Grandmother lives alone in the village.
- Mtoto alitembea peke yake hadi shuleni.The child walked to school by himself.
- Elimu peke yake haitoshi kupata kazi.Education alone is not enough to get a job.
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