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arĩ

v. · class 14

  1. Is, was (with/having). Copular verb indicating a state of being or possession (arĩ na gĩtĩ = he/she has a chair; arĩ kuo = he/she is there). Third-person singular form of the verb 'to be'.

Example: ta ari

Related words

  • kĩaro — ndathiĩ kĩaro (I am off to work)
  • kaarĩ — careful, meticulous person
  • mwaria — (a) mwaria-ma (one who speaks the truth); (b) mwaria-njarie, mwaria-kiarie (N.K.
  • mwario — language; system of spoken communication used by a particular people or communit
  • rĩara — alertness; quality of being ready and quick to act, swiftness in responding to s
  • -ciara — give birth to. To bring forth offspring; to be born
  • Kaara ka mũira — pinky; smallest digit of the hand, the fifth finger used for delicate tasks and
  • haaro — outside; outdoors; exterior
  • haarĩ — there was. There was or there existed. A locative-existential verb form indicati
  • kĩaru — rĩo nĩ kĩaru (have a stitch)