indimi

gake

GAH-keh

How to say it

KirundigakeGAH-kehsoon
Frenchrarement ; (gake gake) peu à peusoon

Meaning

Means that something happens only now and then, not often; doubled, gake gake, it means slowly, little by little.

Good to know

It follows the verb: aza gake, he rarely comes. Its opposite is kenshi, often.

Examples

  • Aza kutugendera gake cane.He very rarely comes to visit us.
  • Muri iki gihe imvura igwa gake.At this time of year the rain rarely falls.
  • Gake gake, umwana yiga kugenda.Little by little, a child learns to walk.

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