Kirundi
isanduka
ee-sahn-DOO-kah
How to say it
Kirundiisandukaee-sahn-DOO-kahsoon
Englishboxsoon
Frenchboîtesoon
Meaning
a rigid container, usually rectangular, used to store or transport goods; a box.
Good to know
noun, class 5/6; borrowed via Swahili 'sanduku'.
Examples
- Bika impuzu muri iyo sanduka.Put the clothes in that box.
- Isanduka irimwo ibitabo vyanje.The box holds my books.
- Tuzokwikoreza isanduka nini kw'ipikipiki.We will load a large box onto the motorbike.
- Ntizokwuzura tudashyizemwo ibintu vyinshi.It will not fill up unless we put many things in.
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