Grammar: Object pronouns

Personal pronoun

Object pronouns

Application

Translation

Njyewe

n

Urankunda

You like me

Njyewe

m

Uramfasha

You help me

Wowe

gu

Ndagukunda

I like you

We

mu

Turamukunda

We like him/her

Twebwe

tu

Aratureba

He/she sees us

Twebwe

du

Aradukunda

He/she like us

Mwebwe

ba

Turabareba

We see you

Bo

ba

Murabareba

You see them

Class of noun

(inteko)

Nouns (amazina)

Object pronoun

Application

Translation

class 1

umubyeyi

mu

ndamukunda

I like him/I love him

ababyeyi

ba

ndabakunda

I like them/I love them

class 2

umugozi

wu

ndawufite

I have it

imigozi

yi

ndayifite

I have them

class 3

intebe

yi

ndayireba

I see it

intebe

zi

ndazireba

I see them

class 4

ikirahure

ki

ndaki reba

I see it

ibirahure

bi

ndabireba

I see them

igitabo

gi

ndagifite

I have it

ibitabo

bi

ndabifite

I have them

icyuma

cy

ndacyoza

I’m cleaning it

ibyuma

by

ndabyoza

I’m cleaning them

class 5

icupa

ri

ndarifite

I have it

amacupa

ya

ndayafite

I have them

isaha

yi

ndayifite

I have it

amasaha

ya

ndayafite

I have them

class 6

urutoki

ru

ndaruhanagura

I’m cleaning it

intoki

zi

ndazihanagura

I’m cleaning them

class 7

akarahure

ka

ndakagura

I buy it

uturahure

tu

ndatugura

I buy them

agati

ga

ndagatema

I’m cutting  it

uduti

du

ndadutema

I’m cutting them

class 8

ubwato

bu

ndabureba

I see it

amato

ya

ndayareba

I see them

ubwenge

bu

ndabufite

I have it

ubwanwa

bw

ndabwogosha

I’m shaving  it

class 9

ukuguru

ku

ndakurambura

I’m stretching it

amaguru

ya

ndayarambura

I’m stretching them

class 10

ahantu

ha

ndahakunda

I like there (that place)

Present

Past

Future

ngīye imuhira

I’m going home

nagîye  mu Rwanda

I went to Rwanda

nzājya i Kigali

I’ll go to Kigali

ugīye imuhira

you’re going home

wagîye mu Rwanda

you went to Rwanda

uzājya i Kigali

you’ll go to Kigali

agīye imuhira

he/she is going home

yagîye mu Rwanda

he/she went to Rwanda

azājya iKigali

he/she will go to Kigali

tugīye imuhira

we’re going home

twâgīye mu Rwanda

we went to Rwanda

tuzājya i Kigali

we’ll go to Kigali

mugīye imuhira

you’re going home

mwâgīye mu Rwanda

you went to Rwanda

muzājya i Kigali

you’ll go to Kigali

bagīye imuhira

the’re going home

bâgīye mu Rwanda

they went to Rwanda

bazājya i Kigali

they’ll go to Kigali

Question

Answer

Ejo wagiye he? -  Where did you go yesterday?

Ejo nagiye  i Butare – Yesterday, I went to Butare.

Ubu ugiye he? – Where are you going now?

Ubu ngiye ku ishuri – Now, I’m going to school

Ejo uzajya he? – Where will you go tomorrow?

Ejo nzajya i Cyangugu – tomorrow, I’ll go to Cyangugu.

Recent past

Past

Future

mvūye imuhira

I’m coming from home

navûye  mu Rwanda ejo

I came from Rwanda yesterday

nzāva hano ejo

I’ll leave here tomorrow

uvūye imuhira

you’re coming from home

wavûye mu Rwanda ejo

you came from Rwanda yesterday

uzāva hano ejo

you’ll leave here tomorrow

avūye imuhira

he/she is coming from home

yavûye mu Rwanda ejo

he/she came from Rwanda yesterday

azāva hano ejo

he/sheleave here tomorrow

tuvūye imuhira

we’re coming from home

twâvūye mu Rwanda ejo

we came from Rwanda yesterday

tuzāva hano ejo

we’ll leave here tomorrow

muvūye imuhira?

You are coming from home

mwâvūye mu Rwanda ejo

you came from Rwanda yesterday

muzāva hano ejo

you’ll leave here tomorrow

bavūye imuhira

they are coming from home

bâvūye mu Rwanda ejo

they came from Rwanda yesterday

bazāva hano ejo

they’ll leave here tomorrow

Question ‘ryari ?, gihe ki?’, -te?’

Answer

Ejo wávûye imuhira ute? -  How did you leave home yesterday?

Ejo návûye imuhira na bisi – Yesterday I came from home by bus.

Mvūye mu Rwanda – I’m coming from Rwanda.

Uyu mwanya mvūye ku ishuri – Now I’m from the school

Ejo Sinzi azāva i Cyangugu ryari? – How is Sinzi going to come from  Cyangugu tomorrow?

Ejo Sinzi azāváyó saa tatu ya mu gitondo -  Sinzi will come from there at 9:00 am.