yale
YAH-leh
How to say it
SwahiliyaleYAH-leh
Englishthose (ma class, over there)
Frenchces... là
Meaning
Points to several things of the ma class far from both speakers, or to things spoken of earlier, like those.
Good to know
It agrees with ma class plurals (magari yale, mambo yale) and is the plural of lile. Yale yale means the very same things. Sister forms: haya (these), hayo (those, mentioned).
Examples
- Unaona majengo yale marefu?Do you see those tall buildings?
- Mambo yale ya zamani yamesahaulika.Those old matters have been forgotten.
- Maji yale si safi kwa kunywa.That water is not clean enough to drink.
Not yet checked by a native speaker.