ibitaro

How to say it

Meaning

a building where sick or injured people receive medical treatment.

Good to know

built from the plural class 8, but used as an ordinary noun meaning 'hospital'.

Examples

• Umuvyeyi wanje ari mu bitaro.My mother is in the hospital.
• Ibitaro biri kure y'aha?Is the hospital far from here?
• Ntibashobora kumutwara mu bitaro uyu munsi.They cannot take him to the hospital today.
• Uwo muganga yakoze imyaka myinshi mu bitaro.That doctor worked for many years at the hospital.

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