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OO-leh

How to say it

SwahiliuleOO-lehsoon
Englishthat (m and u class, over there)soon
Frenchce... làsoon

Meaning

Points to a thing of the m or u class far from both speakers, like that over there.

Good to know

It agrees with m class singular nouns (mti ule, mlima ule) and u class nouns (ukuta ule, wimbo ule). Ule ule means the very same. Sister forms: huu (this), huo (that, mentioned).

Examples

  • Unauona mlima ule mrefu?Do you see that tall mountain?
  • Wimbo ule ulinikumbusha utotoni.That song reminded me of my childhood.
  • Mti ule ulipandwa na babu yangu.That tree was planted by my grandfather.

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