yule
YOO-leh
How to say it
SwahiliyuleYOO-lehsoon
Englishthat (person), that one (over there)soon
Frenchcelui-là, celle-làsoon
Meaning
Points to a person or an animal far from both speakers, or to someone known from before, like that one.
Good to know
It agrees with one person or animal (mtu yule, ng'ombe yule); the plural is wale. Sister forms: huyu (this one), huyo (that one, mentioned).
Examples
- Unamjua yule mwanamke pale?Do you know that woman over there?
- Yule ni mwalimu wangu wa zamani.That is my former teacher.
- Mtu yule alinisaidia sana.That man helped me a lot.
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