ĩkue

v.

1. it dies, let it die. It dies, let it die. A verb form in subjunctive or consequential mood indicating death or cessation of life, often used in conditional or consequential contexts.

Example: Ũrĩa ũikagĩria nyoni ihiga nĩaciĩkagĩra guoya ikoombũka, na mũndũ ũrĩa ũrumaga mũraatawe nĩatũmaga ndũgũ ĩkue. (Whoever throws a stone at birds drives them away; whoever insults a friend breaks up the friendship.); Ndamwĩra atĩrĩ, o ma, ma, Hĩndĩ ya ngano yaaga kũgũa tĩri-inĩ ĩkue, ĩgũtũũra o iiki; no yakua, ĩgaciara maciaro maingĩ. (John adds the phrases (Jn 12:25) in this world and for eternal life . Amen, amen, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains just a grain of wheat; Is 53:10–12; 1 Cor 15:36. but if it dies, it produces much fruit.)