Kirundi
amatsina
Word parts: ama-tsina
ah-MAHT-see-nah
How to say it
Kirundiamatsinaah-MAHT-see-nahsoon
Englishroots, stemssoon
Frenchracines, radicauxsoon
Meaning
in grammar, the roots or stems of words, the core parts that remain after affixes are removed.
Good to know
plural of itsina (ama- class); grammatical term.
Examples
- Amatsina y'amajambo agomba kwigwa neza.The roots of words must be studied well.
- Waramenye amatsina y'aya majambo?Do you know the roots of these words?
- Nta matsina asa hagati y'aya majambo abiri.There are no similar roots between these two words.
- Umwarimu azosigurira amatsina y'ururimi kw'ishure.The teacher will explain the language's roots at school.
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