Swahili
penye
PEH-nyeh
How to say it
SwahilipenyePEH-nyehsoon
Englishwheresoon
Frenchoùsoon
Meaning
at the place where, or wherever there is; a locative relative form used before a following noun.
Good to know
(always w. following obj.): - tangi. filling station, prov.: Penye urembo ndipo penye urimbo. Where there is beauty there is also a trap
Examples
- Penye moshi kuna moto.Where there is smoke, there is fire.
- Je, penye kivuli hapo ni pazuri kupumzika?Is that shady spot a good place to rest?
- Hapakuwa na kiti penye mlango.There was no chair where the door is.
- Penye urembo ndipo penye urimbo.Where there is beauty, there is also a trap.
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