yapi
YAH-pee
How to say it
SwahiliyapiYAH-peesoon
Englishwhich (ma class plural)soon
Frenchquels, quellessoon
Meaning
A question word asking which ones, used after a plural noun of the ma class, such as maswali, mazoezi or maji.
Good to know
Follows its noun: mazoezi yapi? which exercises? Sister forms follow the class of the noun: lipi (ji class singular), ipi, zipi, kipi, vipi, upi, wepi, yupi.
Examples
- Ni mazoezi yapi yanafaa kwa mgongo?Which exercises are good for the back?
- Maswali yapi yalikuwa magumu zaidi?Which questions were the hardest?
- Hujui ni mambo yapi muhimu kwa safari hii.You do not know which things matter for this trip.
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