indimi

Swahili

penye

PEH-nyeh

How to say it

SwahilipenyePEH-nyehsoon
Englishwheresoon
Frenchsoon

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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