Kirundi
igorofa
ee-goh-ROH-fah
How to say it
Kirundiigorofaee-goh-ROH-fahsoon
Englishstoreysoon
Frenchétagesoon
Meaning
One of the horizontal levels of a multi-story building; a floor or story.
Good to know
class 7 noun, loanword from French "étage".
Examples
- Inzu yacu ifise igorofa kimwe.Our house has one floor.
- Ndakorera ku gorofa ca kabiri.I work on the second floor.
- Tuzokwubaka ubundi gorofa ku nzu yacu.We will add another floor to our house.
- Nta gorofa ririho ku nzu yabo.There is no upper floor on their house.
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