cumi n'icenda

How to say it

Meaning

The number nineteen, made of ten and nine.

Good to know

Built from cumi, ten, na, and, and icenda, nine: abantu cumi n'icenda, nineteen people. Icenda does not change with the noun; units that agree do (abantu cumi na babiri, twelve people).

Examples

• Mushiki wanje afise imyaka cumi n'icenda.My sister is nineteen years old.
• Abanyeshure cumi n'icenda baratsinze ikizamini.Nineteen pupils passed the exam.
• Twaguze intebe cumi n'icenda z'ishure.We bought nineteen chairs for the school.

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