Kirundi
intege
in-TEH-geh
How to say it
Kirundiintegein-TEH-gehsoon
Englishcalf of legsoon
Frenchmollet, forcesoon
Meaning
physical strength or energy, or anatomically the back of the knee.
Good to know
the phrase intege nke (weak strength) means weakness.
Examples
- Afise intege nyinshi.He has a lot of strength.
- Ufise intege zo gukora iki kazi?Do you have the strength to do this work?
- Afise intege nke kubera indwara.He is weak because of illness.
- Yaraburiwe intege nyuma y'urugendo rurerure.He lost his strength after the long journey.
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