Kirundi
amarobo
Word parts: ama-robo
ah-mah-ROH-boh
How to say it
Kirundiamaroboah-mah-ROH-bohsoon
Englishquarterssoon
Frenchquartssoon
Meaning
More than one quarter part; several fourths into which something has been divided.
Good to know
plural of irobo (i- class); market/trade term for fractional portions.
Examples
- Amarobo atatu y'ikilo aracuze.Three quarters of a kilo have been cooked.
- Amarobo y'ivi arahari?Are the quarters of the cassava loaf here?
- Amarobo ntabwo yabuze kuri iyi meza.The quarters were not missing from this table.
- Amarobo azogabanywa ku bantu bane.The quarters will be divided among four people.
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