Kirundi
kubanga
Word parts: ku-banga
koo-BAHN-gah
How to say it
Kirundikubangakoo-BAHN-gahsoon
Englishto be parallelsoon
Frenchêtre parallèlesoon
Meaning
to run alongside something at an equal distance, without crossing it.
Good to know
to be parallel
Examples
- Umuhanda urabanga n'umugezi.The road runs parallel to the stream.
- Ese iyi migozi irabanga?Are these ropes parallel?
- Ntibirabanga, biraca kimwe ku kindi.They aren't parallel, they cross one another.
- Imirongo yose yarabanze neza ku gipapuro.All the lines ran parallel neatly on the paper.
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