uko
adverb

MEANING 1.

Over there.

Example of use

Ulukasu lulikwi? Uko MEANING: Where is the hoe?  Over there.

SYNONYM/SIMILAR WORD/COMPARE/CONTRASTS

Kulya.

MEANING 2

Where

Example of use

Umone uko alaisa pita MEANING: Go and see where he is going to pass.

SYNONYM/SIMILAR WORD/COMPARE/CONTRASTS

Kuntu

MEANING 3

When, the moment when.

Example of use

Umone uko alefika MEANING: Watch the moment when he arrives.

 SYNONYM/SIMILAR WORD/COMPARE/CONTRASTS

lintu

MEANING 4

Wherever.

Example of use

Icipumbu cileti uko caya bacitamfya, MEANING: Wherever the fool goes, he is driven away.

 SYNONYM/SIMILAR WORD/COMPARE/CONTRASTS

konse

MEANING 5

In what.

Example of use

Nga naalisosa ifibi, unjebe uko nabiifishe, MEANING: If I have spoken ill, show me in what.

MEANING 6

The reason why.

Example of use

Tawabiikile umufundo mwibala, e uko uno mwaka tawasombola bwino MEANING: You did not put fertilizer in the field that is the reason why you will not harvested well this years.

SYNONYM/SIMILARWORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

emulandu

MEANING 7

That.

Example of use

Naacumfwa uko balemufwaya, MEANING: I heard that they were looking for you.

MEANING 8

Because.

Example of use

Baleseka uko afulilwe, MEANING: They laughed because he is angry.

SYNONYM/SIMILARWORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

pantu

MEANING 9

Likely, probably.

Example of use

Uko cili, nalabwela  MEANING: Very likely, I will return.

SYNONYM/SIMILARWORD/COMPARE/CONTRAST

ndemona, ukuba.

MEANING 10

That one, with class ‘ku’ or singular noun of class ‘ku-mu’.

Example of use

Uko kuboko kwalilungama, MEANING: That arm is straight.

 


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