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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