Kirundi
agatete
Word parts: aga-tete
a-ga-TE-te
How to say it
Kirundiagatetea-ga-TE-tesoon
Englisha grainsoon
Frenchgrainsoon
Meaning
a single grain, as of rice, corn, or another cereal.
Good to know
class 12 noun; used for one individual kernel, as opposed to a whole harvest.
Examples
- Agatete k'umuceri kaguye hasi.A grain of rice fell on the ground.
- Urabona agatete kamwe?Do you see a single grain?
- Nta gatete na kamwe gasigaye.Not a single grain is left.
- Tuzatoragura agatete kamwe.We will pick up a single grain.
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