usio
oo-SEE-oh
How to say it
Swahiliusiooo-SEE-ohsoon
Frenchqui n’est passoon
Meaning
Links a noun to a quality it does not have, like English which is not or un-: mfumo usio rasmi is an informal system.
Good to know
The negative relative of the verb to be for m and u class nouns: mti usio na matunda, uhusiano usio sawa. The positive is ulio; other classes have isiyo, lisilo, kisicho, zisizo.
Examples
- Huu ni utaratibu usio rasmi.This is an informal procedure.
- Aliweka mti usio na matunda kando.He put the tree without fruit aside.
- Ni mpango usio na faida kwa wakulima.It is a plan with no benefit for farmers.
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