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(def art) 1 (usu not translated, expected when used as a less specific form of that) (particular) -le, yule, wale, ile, n.k. A boy and a girl live nearby. T~ boy is very naughty mvulana na msichana wanaishi karibu ~boy is very naughty mvulana yule ni mtundu sana. 2 (generic) she went to the kitchen alienda jikoni. 3 (reference to something unique) T~ OAU Umoja wa Nchi Huru za Afrika adv kwa kiasi/kiwango fulani ~ sooner ~ better mapema iwezekanavyo.