Kirundi
amagorofa
Word parts: ama-gorofa
ah-mah-goh-ROH-fah
How to say it
Kirundiamagorofaah-mah-goh-ROH-fahsoon
Englishstoreyssoon
Frenchétagessoon
Meaning
Horizontal levels of a multi-storey building; floors.
Good to know
plural of igorofa (i-/ama- class); loanword, building term.
Examples
- Iyi nyubakwa ifise amagorofa atanu.This building has five storeys.
- Amagorofa yose yubatswe ku giciro kimwe?Were all the storeys built at the same cost?
- Amagorofa abiri ntakiri munsi y'isuzuma ry'umutekano.Two of the storeys are no longer under safety inspection.
- Bazokwongera amagorofa abiri ku nyubakwa nshasha.They will add two more storeys to the new building.
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