zile
ZEE-leh
How to say it
SwahilizileZEE-lehsoon
Englishthose (n class, over there)soon
Frenchces... làsoon
Meaning
Points to several things of the n class far from both speakers, like those over there.
Good to know
It agrees with n class plurals (nyumba zile, siku zile). Siku zile means in those days. Sister forms: hizi (these), hizo (those, mentioned).
Examples
- Nyumba zile zote ni za serikali.All those houses belong to the government.
- Siku zile tulikuwa tukitembea kwenda shule.In those days we used to walk to school.
- Nguo zile zimekauka sasa.Those clothes are dry now.
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