ni
[ni]
preposition prepositions connectors
LanguageYoruba (Nigeria)
Meaning- in/on/at
- This preposition is used to indicate a location or place where an object or person is situated.
Mo wà ni ilé.
I am at home.
Ìwé náà wà ni tábìlì.
The book is on the table.
Pronunciationni
Part of speechpreposition
Registerneutral
Usage noteIt is placed before a noun to show spatial location or being at a certain place.
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Example sentences from Tatoeba
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Amẹ́ríkà ni wá.
We are Americans.
Sentence by janTuki (sentence, CC BY 2.0 FR); English by janTuki (sentence, CC BY 2.0 FR); from Tatoeba.
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Ìwọ ta ni?
Who is it?
Sentence by janTuki (sentence, CC BY 2.0 FR); English by witbrock (sentence, CC BY 2.0 FR); from Tatoeba.
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Omi ni ayé.
Water is life.
Sentence by ecorralest101 (sentence, CC BY 2.0 FR); English by Hybrid (sentence, CC BY 2.0 FR); from Tatoeba.